USAISR Organ Support and Critical Care Capability Development Research Opportunity

About the role

The Department of Defense (DoD) is offering a post-doctoral fellowship at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command - Institute of Surgical Research (USAMRDC ISR) within the Expeditionary Medical Systems (EMS) Department. This fellowship focuses on advancing military-relevant organ support, extracorporeal life support, trauma care, hemorrhagic shock management, critical care, and battlefield resuscitation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Gaining advanced scientific knowledge in subjects including extracorporeal life support, organ support technologies, trauma resuscitation, coagulation, thrombosis, and critical care medicine.
• Designing, executing, and analyzing translational research programs involving medical devices, therapeutics, and physiological monitoring technologies relevant to combat casualty care.
• Developing scientific roadmaps, gap analyses, and technical assessments that inform future medical capability development.
• Participating in scientific review for ongoing intramural and collaborative research programs.
• Preparing manuscripts, technical reports, conference presentations, funding proposals, and transition planning documents.
• Collaborating between USAISR investigators and external academic, industry, and government partners to advance translational research objectives.
• Applying continuity and scientific integration across ongoing intramural and collaborative efforts involving organ support, critical care technologies, and prolonged casualty care.

Requirements

The qualified candidate will have an M.D. or Ph.D. in Basic Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Comparative Medicine and Laboratory Animal Medicine or other eligible discipline.

Preferred skills:

• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications, extramural funding, and translational research leadership
• Knowledge of military-relevant critical care, trauma physiology, organ support, coagulation biology, and medical device evaluation
• Experience with multidisciplinary collaborations involving academia, government, and industry

Qualifications

The candidate must be a U.S. Citizen only.

The candidate must have a Doctoral Degree.

The candidate must have a Discipline(s) in Life Health and Medical Sciences (7).

Skills

The candidate must have the following skills:

• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications, extramural funding, and translational research leadership
• Knowledge of military-relevant critical care, trauma physiology, organ support, coagulation biology, and medical device evaluation
• Experience with multidisciplinary collaborations involving academia, government, and industry

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

The stipend will be determined by USAISR and is typically based on a participant’s academic standing, discipline, experience, and research facility location.

Schedule

Appointments are initially for one year with the option to extend the appointment for additional years, contingent upon project needs and funding availability.

Contact

For more information about the USAISR, please visit https://usaisr.health.mil/.

About ORISE: This program, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and DoD. Participants do not enter an employee/employer relationship with ORISE, ORAU, DoD or any other office or agency. Instead, you will be affiliated with ORISE for the administration of the appointment through the ORISE appointment letter and Terms of Appointment. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE. For more information, visit the ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Department of Defense.