Post Doctoral Scholar

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami, a major academic medical center, is seeking a Doctorate-level researcher to assist in planning experiments, analyze data, and prepare reports and publications. The role involves supervising students, presenting findings, and contributing to grant applications within the PINNACLE program at UHealth.

Applicants should hold a doctorate in a relevant field and possess strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent required for consideration.
• No prior work experience required for this role.
• Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and designing research experiments, establish priorities, and set schedules.
• Present research findings at local and national conferences.
• Write technical publications and reports.
• Design and write analysis programs and generate written reports on results.
• Collect pilot data to support renewal applications.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate researchers and conduct literature reviews.

Skills

Learning agility

Teamwork

Technical proficiency

Communication

Education

Doctorate degree in relevant field

Tools

Office software

Job description

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

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

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.

Department Specific Functions

Promoting Academic Workforce Development in Translational Behavioral and Cardio-Metabolic Research (PINNACLE) is an NHLBI-funded career advancing opportunity at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. It is a learning community providing intensive, didactic, and mentored research training to postdoctoral scholars, aimed at Early-Stage Investigators (ESI) and those with disabilities, interested in developing careers in cardiometabolic research. It focuses on 6 core competencies: conceptual knowledge in translational sciences, communication skills, research skill development, professionalism, leadership and management skills, and responsible conduct of research. It empowers ESI postdocs to conduct research by employing techniques at the forefront of their fields and to become innovative and creative leaders in the academic community. The T32 Training and Mentoring program brings participants to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami for a two-year postdoctoral learning experience where they will develop independent academic careers. It uses a congruent mentorship approach whereby mentors and mentees are matched based on common research interest, background, and specialty.

Program Objectives

• Provide fundamental training by interdisciplinary faculty in
• Provide fundamental training by interdisciplinary faculty in the area of behavioral and cardiovascular health research using translational, population health, and health equity methods and practices
• Establish partnerships between mentors (Primary and Peer) and mentees based on mutual research interests and background
• Provide individualized academic coaching to mentees while developing skills needed to develop independent research career
• Support mentees in developing and presenting poster and oral presentations
• Advise in developing ideas for innovative research and peer-reviewed publications
• Mentor Postdocs while they develop their grant proposal (e.g., F, K, or R mechanisms)

Education: PhD, EdD, MD or equivalent doctoral degree

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, SouthFlorida'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.