Faculty Position - Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research

About the role

The Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research is located in the state-of-the-art Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion and is hiring for multiple positions from 2025-2027. The mission of faculty within the institute is to conduct innovative translational, clinical, and epidemiological research focused on assessment, etiology, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Learn more about the Institute at the link below: Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research | Nationwide Children's.

Responsibilities

• Designs experiments and develops protocols necessary to conduct meaningful research in a specific scientific area.
• Performs “hands-on” performance of techniques as needed to complete projects.
• Trains subordinate research staff such as technicians, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, etc. so that they can perform techniques required for conducting the studies.
• Records, collects, and analyzes study data to be able to reach valid conclusions.
• Plans for future research directions and studies.
• With the results in mind, prepares papers and publishes results in appropriate scientific journals.
• Presents results and conclusions to scientists at the weekly CRI research meetings and at national conferences.
• Collaborates with other RI and OSU investigators to mutually benefit research efforts.
• Serves as a resource in a particular area of scientific expertise.
• Mentors graduate students and post-doctoral fellows (Research Scientists) in preparing them to be independent researchers.
• Performs appropriate duties as a member of the faculty of the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
• Prepares scientific proposals to seek external research funding whenever possible.
• Prepares and monitors capital budget for the area of responsibility.
• Authorizes expenditures from approved grant funds.
• Recruits, hires, terminates, and trains assigned staff.
• Trains staff for compliance to hospital policies, RI, NIH, NRC, AALAC requirements, and OSHA standards and regulations.
• Conducts training on animal care and use as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Required: Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. or equivalent degree and having completed a post-doctoral fellowship in a pertinent area of scientific expertise.
• Licensure: Not specified.
• Certifications: Not specified.
• Skills: Good communication skills, ability to prepare scientific publications, presentations, and proposals; technical skills in an appropriate area of research; ability to teach and train junior scientists; desire to pursue a career in biomedical research, and knowledge of the research process.
• Experience: Not specified.

Benefits

Generous start-up package is available for highly qualified candidates.