Postdoctoral Scholar; Institute Pediatric Rare Diseases Medicine

Job Title:

Postdoctoral Scholar (Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases) Medicine

Location:

Tallahassee, FL

Regular/Temporary:
Temporary

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Department:
College of Medicine, Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases

• Utilize linked clinical datasets to examine relationships between genetic variation and health outcomes.
• Conduct literature review and evidence extraction to support gene- and variant-level curation for neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Contribute to data organization and quality control for curated gene lists, variant datasets, and phenotype annotations.
• Assist with database updates, including incorporation of new evidence and verification of existing entries.
• Participate in manuscript preparation, including drafting assigned sections, figure/table development, and reference management.
• Support grant-related activities, such as literature synthesis, preliminary data compilation, and methods documentation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members (e.g., genetics, bioinformatics, clinical collaborators) and attend project meetings.
• Follow established standards for data rigor, reproducibility, and documentation.
• Mentor trainees or students as appropriate on discrete tasks, under senior guidance.

• Ph.D. (or equivalent doctoral degree) in genetics, genomics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, neuroscience, public health, or a related field conferred within the last five years.
• Strong foundation in human genetics or genomics or related scientific field.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical or computational tools (e.g., R, Python, SQL, or equivalent).
• Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature and synthesize findings across genetics and clinical domains.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience contributing to manuscripts, abstracts, or reports.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary research team.
• Familiarity with data privacy, ethics, and governance requirements for human health and genetic data.

• Demonstrated experience working with health record–derived clinical data (e.g., EHRs, data registries, or longitudinal clinical datasets).
• Experience with phenotypic data curation and harmonization, including diagnosis codes, clinical measures, or structured health outcomes.
• Experience conducting genotype–phenotype association or correlation analyses, including handling phenotypic heterogeneity.
• Exposure to longitudinal outcome analyses using clinical data.
• Experience supporting or contributing to NIH-funded research, including preliminary data generation or grant writing.
• Demonstrated interest in translational or clinically oriented genetic research.
• Prior mentoring of students or trainees on data analysis or curation tasks.

This position may require completion of a criminal history background check.

FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.