Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Walkup) Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research

Primary location: Cincinnati, OH. Department: Pulmonary Medicine. Full-time, day shift, 40 hours/week.

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose.

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children’s Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
• Consistently among the top 3 Children’s Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding
• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) and America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
• One of the nation’s America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune
• Certified as a great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability
• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better, including the responsible use of artificial intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and experiments:
  • Design, execute, and record analysis and experiments; apply standard scientific protocols to research, improve current methods, and evaluate innovative techniques
  • Develop and implement human subject research protocols, vertebrate animal research protocols, and design experimental procedures and documentation in accordance with relevant laws and regulations
  • Prepare, clean, and analyze data
  • Maintain optimal protocol and accuracy by conducting regular quality and reproducibility checks
• Communicate results/findings:
  • Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, and abstracts
  • Present information on research and department work at department meetings, journal clubs, and seminars
  • Present results and discuss relevant insights with faculty; provide useful recommendations and analysis
• Innovate and advance departmental capabilities:
  • Independently reproduce, evaluate, research, and improve techniques currently used
  • Adapt new methods to existing procedures and modify current analysis/experiments through scientific knowledge and intuition
  • Maintain accurate and detailed records of all analysis and experiments
  • Develop, set-up, and verify new procedures in the department
  • Standardize and establish new published procedures; evaluate innovative techniques
  • Develop new protocols; design formats
  • Maintain an integral role in the department's meetings, presentations, and publications
  • Troubleshoot and correct erroneous results or problems with department software/equipment
  • Maintain and repair software/equipment; monitor proper use by personnel
• Financial/Budgeting:
  • Assist in preparing grant applications
  • Assist in preparing, writing, and maintaining fiscal budgets
  • Monitor expenditures and prepare capital expenditure requests
  • Prepare, approve, and initiate check requests; track funding, maintain accurate balance, and resolve discrepancies
• Staff Leadership:
  • May provide day-to-day functional leadership for a team or directly manage a minimal number of support staff
  • Establish team goals
  • Provide input into and perform employee performance reviews
  • Oversee and guide work assignments
  • Serve as the functional expert and provide guidance to the team
• Education and Training:
  • May serve as course master and develop new courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, including appropriate plans for evaluating student performance
  • May deliver lectures as a guest lecturer in courses organized by other faculty
  • Assist in the training of new employees
  • Serve as a resource and/or mentor to coworkers
  • Assist in the development and presentation of department training
  • Identify training needs and provide necessary coaching

Requirements

• Ph.D. in a related discipline, MD, or equivalent degree
• Preferred: PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Biomedical Informatics, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or other similar quantitative disciplines
• Preferred: Experience in a related discipline