Postdoctoral Fellow, Behavioral Oncology — Mentored Training

Moffitt Cancer Center; United States; On-site; USD 73,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NIH childcare benefit

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Behavioral Oncology Program. This T32 training role emphasizes mentored research in cancer prevention, early detection, disparities, quality of life, and genomics. Trainees work with a mentoring team and have access to resources across a wide translational research portfolio.

The ideal candidate holds a terminal degree in a relevant field and is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree fields include social science, behavioral science, nursing, education, public health or medicine.
• U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in mentored research training and T32 program activities.
• Acquire a basic understanding of the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
• Acquire an understanding of major areas of study in behavioral oncology.
• Gain expertise in methodologies needed to conduct behavioral oncology research.
• Critically review and evaluate research in behavioral oncology.
• Acquire an understanding of fundamental issues regarding the responsible conduct of research.
• Formulate a novel research question in behavioral oncology and design a methodologically sound study and grant application to answer the question.
• Be knowledgeable about career opportunities and pathways in behavioral oncology research.

Education

Terminal degree in social science, behavioral science, nursing, education, public health or medicine

Job description

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Behavioral Oncology Program. This T32 training role emphasizes mentored research in cancer prevention, early detection, disparities, quality of life, and genomics. Trainees work with a mentoring team and have access to resources across a wide translational research portfolio.

The ideal candidate holds a terminal degree in a relevant field and is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.