Postdoctoral Research Fellow-Pediatric Surgical Research
Cincinnati Children's · Cincinnati, OH · 4 wk ago
AnalystFull-time
Primary Location: C, Department: Pediatric Surgery, Shift: Day, Employee Status: Regular.
About the role
The Department of Surgery seeks a postdoctoral fellow with experience in Pediatric Surgical Research.
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.
- Ensure 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.
Qualifications
- PhD/MD or equivalent
- Experience in Pediatric Surgical Research
Schedule
Full time, 40 hours per week, FTE 1.