Postdoctoral Researcher

Louisiana State University

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This Postdoctoral Researcher will assist in the mission of the Institute for the Health & Performance of Champions (IHPC), including applied clinical and/or basic exercise science with a specialty interest in tactical athlete and/or sport science research. This position relies heavily on a commitment to scholarly productivity and grant writing, and will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers across LSU campuses.

Requirements

All candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Specialty interest in tactical athlete and/or sport science research.
Commitment to scholarly productivity and grant writing.
Ability to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers.

Responsibilities

Conduct research involving in vivo and in vitro imaging techniques, metabolic profiling, and biobank management (35%).
Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers across LSU campuses to better understand the effects of physical and psychological stressors on overall athlete health throughout the lifespan. Specifically, the postdoctoral fellow will investigate the mechanistic underpinnings responsible for early morbidity and mortality in military, first responders, and competitive athletes to further develop lifestyle programs to improve the overall health of these populations (30%).
Create and assist with the management of a biobank of clinical samples to screen for novel biomarkers of stress linked to potential clinical outcomes(30%).
Other duties as assigned (5%).