Senior Research Scientist - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

KUMC University of Kansas Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

University of Kansas Medical Center seeks a Senior Research Scientist in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to lead and conduct advanced research within a collaborative team. The role involves hands-on experiments, data analysis, grant preparation, and dissemination of findings through papers and presentations.

You will supervise and mentor research staff, design experiments, interpret results, and ensure compliance with biosafety and animal care guidelines.

Qualifications

• MD/DO/PhD or equivalent required.
• Five years of research experience with peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience supervising or mentoring research personnel.

Responsibilities

• Work with the PI to design and prioritize research projects, conduct complex scientific research, interpret results, and identify future research directions.
• Review scientific literature and incorporate findings into research ideas, study development, and experimental approaches.
• Contribute to grant submissions by preparing research content and data analyses.
• Prepare manuscripts, research papers, abstracts, and reports based on findings.
• Present research findings at scientific meetings and professional forums.
• Develop and implement research experiments, protocols, timelines, and project plans.
• Analyze and interpret data and contribute to conclusions and next steps.
• Collaborate with internal and external research partners on studies and projects.
• Supervise, mentor, and train research personnel and assign tasks.
• Maintain laboratory operations, ordering supplies, cleaning, and routine animal care.

Skills

Research design

Mentoring

Data analysis

Education

MD/DO/PhD or equivalent

Job description

Department: SOM KC Psychiatry & Behavior Sciences ----- Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Position Title: Senior Research Scientist - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Job Family Group: Professional Staff Job Description Summary: The Senior Research Scientist conducts complex, independent research as part of a collaborative research team within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center. This position conducts hands-on experiments; prepares, analyzes, interprets, and compiles research data; and contributes to grant submissions, manuscripts, publications, and scientific presentations.

Job Description:

Job Duties

• Work with the PI to design and prioritize research projects, conduct complex scientific research, interpret results, and identify future research directions.
• Review scientific literature and incorporate relevant findings into research ideas, study development, and experimental approaches.
• Contribute to grant submissions by preparing research content, data analyses, and other laboratory-related materials.
• Prepare manuscripts, research papers, abstracts, reports, and other written materials based on research findings.
• Prepare and present research findings at scientific meetings and other professional forums.
• Develop and implement research experiments, protocols, timelines, and project plans.
• Analyze and interpret experimental data and contribute to the development of research conclusions and next steps.
• Collaborate with internal and external research partners on research studies and projects.
• Supervise, mentor, and train research personnel and assign research tasks as appropriate.
• Maintain laboratory operations, including ordering supplies, cleaning, routine animal care, and equipment maintenance.
• Maintain accurate laboratory notebooks and research records documenting experiments, calculations, procedures, and other relevant research information.
• Follow established quality control and assurance policies and procedures and maintain required documentation.
• Maintain compliance with applicable University, Department, IACUC, animal care, biosafety, and other research requirements.
• Participate in required training, laboratory meetings, and other research-related activities.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: MD, DO, PhD or equivalent. This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Work Experience: Five (5) experience conducting research and demonstrating research productivity through peer-reviewed publications or other scholarly contributions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of research experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Experience supervising, mentoring, or training research personnel.
• Experience developing and implementing research protocols, experiments, or projects.

Required Documents

Resume/CV Cover Letter

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

Employee Type

Regular Time Type: Full time Rate Type: Salary Compensation Statement: The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay Range: $70,200.00 - $105,300.00 Minimum $70,200.00 Midpoint $87,700.00 Maximum $105,300.00

The mission of the University of Kansas Medical Center is to improve lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research, and health care.

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information.

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