Postdoctoral Fellow - Health Behaviors & Congenital Heart Disease
About The Position
Dr. Kristen Fox’s research program focuses on health behaviors, healthcare experiences, and psychosocial functioning among adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease. The Postdoctoral Fellow will contribute to and lead manuscripts, support grant development, assist with study oversight, and mentor students and research staff. Mentorship, training, and professional development opportunities are available through the Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the Fox Research Lab. Applicants with interests in substance use, digital health interventions, cardiovascular health promotion, patient-provider communication, or disease self-management are encouraged to apply. Under the mentorship of an established Research Institute principal investigator or Senior Research Scientist, the fellow conducts research, designs experiments, analyzes data, and presents findings. The appointment is a maximum of seven years. The fellow is expected to work toward research independence and prepare to submit proposals to and obtain funding from external granting agencies.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant field of science.
- Research experience from a PhD program.
- Effective interpersonal skills for interactions with scientists, physicians, and laboratory colleagues.
- Excellent laboratory technical skills.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Ability to proactively manage and drive projects.
Responsibilities
- Design experiments, develop protocols, and conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
- Assist in training and supervising technical support staff in techniques essential to the research program.
- Record and analyze research data and assist in developing hypotheses for further investigation based on study results.
- Assist with preparing scientific and technical papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Present findings at local and national research forums.
- Collaborate with ongoing research efforts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital or The Ohio State University.
- Work toward research independence by preparing to submit proposals to and obtain funding from external granting agencies.
- Contribute to and lead manuscripts, support grant development, assist with study oversight, and mentor students and research staff.
Benefits
- Mentorship, training, and professional development opportunities through the Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the Fox Research Lab.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
