Postdoctoral Fellow- MCG Vascular Biology Center

Job : 292859
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.

The project requires developing a cancer registry by coordinating with the Cancer Center administrative staff. The postdoc will also be involved in all lab activities that include project management, peer review, and organizing research meetings. By the end of the first year, the postdoc should be able to independently conduct basic inferential analysis, associated literature review, and writing.

• Coordinating with the Cancer Center administrative staff to obtain the list of breast, prostate cancer, and lymphoma patients for developing the cancer registry.
• Completing Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents for proposed projects, including drafting, editing, submission, and rebuttal of the IRB document.
• Learning R, STATA or SAS to conduct simple regression tests – parametric and non‑parametric tests, logistic – uni/multi‑variable, longitudinal methodologies relevant to ongoing projects, meta‑analytical methodologies, and basic machine‑learning methodologies.
• Using this knowledge to create lab‑specific abstracts and manuscripts to present findings in journals and scientific meetings. The postdoc will be limited to two national/local meetings as time off from the lab. Completing two first‑author abstracts and one first‑author manuscript is a requirement by the end of the first year.
• Coordinating most lab meetings and coordinating with all centers for multi‑center inter/intra‑institutional projects.
• Miscellaneous lab‑related tasks such as manuscript submission and peer review.

• MD, PhD, or MD/PhD from an accredited college or university.

• Analytical skills in SAS/R/Stata. Prior research experience.

Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases or willingness to learn.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills, detail‑oriented, and ability to prioritize tasks.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to complete work and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with only general supervision.

Shift: Days;
Monday – Friday (Work outside of normal business hours may be required). Salary commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum‑midpoint). This position is (fully/partially) funded through external sources; continued employment is contingent upon the availability of these funds. Recruitment Period:
Until Filled. Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full‑time benefits‑eligible employees and some of our half‑time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Full‑time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

All selected candidates must successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. If applicable for the specific position based on the duties, the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and/or approved departmental Purchase Card usage. Motor vehicle reports are required for positions…