Postdoc Scientist: Mood Disorders & Self-Injury Research

Nationwide-Children; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide-Children’s Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research seeks a research fellow to lead an independent project under an RI principal investigator. You will design experiments, analyze data, and contribute to peer-reviewed publications in a collaborative setting at NCH.

The role offers mentorship, professional development, and a pathways toward research independence within the institute, with potential transitions to staff scientist or independent investigator roles.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant field is required.
• Strong experience with designing experiments and data analysis from doctoral work.
• Demonstrated ability to publish and present research findings.

Responsibilities

• Designs experiments, develops protocols, and conducts research under mentorship.
• Records and analyzes data generated by the research study and prepares hypotheses for further work.
• Assists in preparing scientific papers for publication and presents findings at conferences.
• Collaborates with other ongoing research efforts and advances toward independence.
• Supports training of technical staff involved in the project.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Lab techniques

Computer skills

Qualitative & quantitative methods

Project management

Research experience from PhD program

Education

PhD or equivalent degree in relevant field

Tools

R

SPSS

Python

Job description

Nationwide-Children’s Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research seeks a research fellow to lead an independent project under an RI principal investigator. You will design experiments, analyze data, and contribute to peer-reviewed publications in a collaborative setting at NCH.

The role offers mentorship, professional development, and a pathways toward research independence within the institute, with potential transitions to staff scientist or independent investigator roles.