Postdoctoral Fellow

Qualifications

PhD in a health or rehabilitation field.
Clinical training in a health or rehabilitation specialty (e.g., physical therapy) or well-aligned expertise without a clinical degree (e.g., kinesiology, human movement science).
Interest in pursuing a career in rehabilitation research in MS.
Ability and willingness to commit to a minimum of 2 years to the postdoctoral fellowship.

Skills

• Excellent critical thinking and appraisal skills
• Ability to learn quickly with sufficient resources and training, analytical thinker
• Strong background in statistics, biostatistics
• Experience with movement analysis systems and/or cognitive assessment
• First author of one or more peer-reviewed scientific publications or preprint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Able to collaborate with other lab members and scientists

Postdoctoral Fellow Directed Research Activities

• Development of an independent project related to MS rehabilitation and aligned with the focus of the Cognitive-Motor Behavior Lab

Mentor-Directed Research Activities

• Mentor-directed research activities (50%): Dalfampridine combined with physical therapy for improving mobility impairment in people with MS
  Sensorimotor mechanisms of fatigue in MS
  Visual attention and postural stability during distracted walking
  Examination of longitudinal rehabilitation outcome data in people with progressive MS
  Identifying barriers to accessing rehabilitation by people with progressive MS
  Other lab projects

Professional Development

• Participation in weekly lab meetings
• Supervisory responsibility and mentorship of doctoral and masters students
• Conference attendance and participation
• Attendance at weekly doctoral seminar
• Selected courses, training workshops, seminars (10%): Responsible Conduct of Research, Statistical methods, Implementation Science workshops, Design and conduct of clinical trials, Grant writing courses and workshops, Navigating NIH pathway to independence