CrossRoads T32 Post Doc Scholar

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami Post Doctoral Scholar role involves independent development of new research ideas and troubleshooting assays, while also training students, residents, fellows, and other trainees.

The position emphasizes planning experiments, presenting findings at conferences, and contributing to publications, with opportunities to design analysis programs and mentor junior researchers. We value learning agility, teamwork, and strong communication in a dynamic academic environment.

Qualifications

• Education: Doctorate degree in relevant field.
• Experience: No prior experience required.
• Learning agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and designing research experiments, establish priorities, and recommend schedules.
• Present research findings at local and national scientific conferences.
• Write technical publications and reports.
• Design and write programs to perform analysis and produce written reports on results.
• Collect pilot data to support renewal applications.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate research students and perform literature reviews.
• Adhere to University and unit-level policies and safeguard University assets.

Skills

Learning agility

Teamwork

Technical proficiency

Communication

Education

Doctorate degree

Job description

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Post Doctoral Scholar takes initiative and works independently in developing new research ideas and troubleshooting new assays. Further, the incumbent facilitates the training of students, residents, fellows, and other trainees.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Assists in planning and designing research experiments, establishes priorities, and recommends schedules.
2. Presents research findings at local and national scientific conferences.
3. Writes technical publications and reports.
4. Designs and writes programs to perform analysis and produces written reports on results.
5. Collects pilot data to help support new and competing renewal applications.
6. Supervises undergraduate and graduate research students and performs literature reviews.
7. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Doctorate degree in relevant field required

Experience: No previous experience required

Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.

Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile.

Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs.

Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Research-Limited Term

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.