Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7159775 (Ref:16603-en_US)
Posted: July 22, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine section in the Department of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to join Dr. Wu's clinical research group at the Airways Clinical Research Center. Postdoctoral Associates are trainees working in an apprenticeship mode in preparation for a career as a scientific professional.
Job Duties
- Plans, directs, and conducts clinical research studies that involve human subjects.
- Develops, revises, and maintains research protocols, standard operating procedures, and manual of operations.
- Maintains certification and credentials necessary for human subjects research.
- Liaises with study sponsors, regulatory officials, and patient-facing clinical services.
- Collects data in a reproducible and rigorous way.
- Summarizes research results for publication.
- Presents results at academic conferences.
- Assists with grant preparation.
- Recruits and communicates with research participants.
- Performs specialized testing of pulmonary function, including spirometry, oscillometry, and bronchoprovocation.
- Performs phlebotomy and basic laboratory procedures, such as centrifuge operation and micropipetting.
- Administers study questionnaires.
- Enters study results into structured databases and perform data quality checks within the same.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Spanish language fluency strongly preferred.
- Willingly cooperates and works towards solutions which generally benefit all involved parties; works together with others to accomplish company objectives; promotes collaboration and partnerships.
- Demonstrates knowledge of internal and/or external customer needs, both current and future; addresses complaints, makes realistic commitments, and effectively communicates needs.
- Maintains channels of communication; effectively provides verbal communication and exhibits good listening skills; provides concise, complete, and professional information.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
