Postdoctoral Scholar - HIT Lab
About The Position
The Health, Ingestive Behavior, and Technology (HIT) laboratory led by Dr. Travis Masterson in the College of Health and Human Development, Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher with an interest in leveraging technology to better understand ingestive behavior and its impact on health. The laboratory employs a variety of technologies such as immersive virtual reality (iVR), ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to understand individual and environmental factors that influence eating behaviors. This position will be specifically responsible for overseeing a series of projects that intend to track and intervene on patients eating behaviors. However, the successful applicant will also have the opportunity to be involved with other projects and technologies that they are interested in pursuing. The successful candidate will participate in managing ongoing studies, assist with regulatory compliance, analyzing existing data sets, writing internal and external grants, and disseminating findings of projects through publications and presentations, among other things. The Postdoctoral Researcher must be able to work independently and as an interdisciplinary team member where they will have opportunity to interact with faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
Requirements
- Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in an appropriate field including, but not limited to, Nutritional Sciences, Public Health, Data Science, or Psychology.
- They should also possess strong analytical skills including experience with longitudinal and multilevel modeling.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
- A detail-oriented work style
Nice To Haves
- Experience with R preferred.
Responsibilities
- Managing ongoing studies
- Assist with regulatory compliance
- Analyzing existing data sets
- Writing internal and external grants
- Disseminating findings of projects through publications and presentations
Benefits
- Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.
- For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page. (Note: For Postdoctoral benefits, please see our Postdoctoral Benefits page.)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
