Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Schulert) Rheumatology
About The Position
Dr. Schulert is looking for a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join his laboratory. This role involves developing the skills and knowledge necessary to become an independent scientist, including critical thinking, data analysis, experimental design, and project planning. The fellow will design, execute, and record laboratory experiments, analyze data, and research/improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques. Responsibilities include ensuring protocol and assay accuracy, troubleshooting equipment, discussing experimental results with faculty, presenting research, and drafting scientific reports and grants. The position also involves progressively increasing responsibilities with mentorship of research staff and fiscal administration, maintaining currency in the field, and attending required training sessions to ensure regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- PhD/MD or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Develop the skills and knowledge (critical thinking and analysis of data, devising specific aims, long-term project planning and experimental design) to become an independent scientist
- Design, execute, and record laboratory experiments, and analyze data, which may affect decisions regarding future patient care.
- Research and improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques. protocol and assay accuracy by conducting regular quality and reproducibility checks. Implement this knowledge in the Division/Department.
- Troubleshoot and correct erroneous results or problems with laboratory equipment.
- Discuss relevant insights about experimental results with Faculty and provide useful recommendations and analysis.
- Present research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings. Develop skills to critically review and discuss data being presented.
- Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants.
- Progressively increasing responsibilities with mentorship of research staff and fiscal administration
- Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature, and seminars. Be an active participant in the process through intellectual discussions with PI and other faculty, trainees and research staff. Solicit feedback on career trajectory from PI, mentoring committee and others who can provide coaching and insight.
- Attend required Cincinnati Children’s training sessions and ensure regulatory compliance with all institutional (i.e. Infection Control, ORCRA and others as applicable) policies and procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
