Postdoctoral Fellow - Pool

Position Summary

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated post‑doctoral fellow to contribute to federal and industry funded research projects. This individual will join a multi‑disciplinary research team to support primary project activities and pilot studies as well as have opportunities to develop independent research questions within the scope of these existing projects.

• Create and implement standard operating procedures for government/industry sponsored clinical studies.
• Coordinate communication between Data Safety Monitor, Sponsor(s), PI, and study personnel.
• Conduct training and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
• Submit and maintain IRB protocols.
• Recruit study participants and communicate with key stakeholders.
• Participate in literature reviews, grant proposal and manuscript development, and development of presentations for conferences and reports for funding agencies/sponsors.
• Clinical trial conduct, compliance, and regulatory oversight.

• Clinical trial conduct, compliance, and regulatory oversight – 70% of time.
• Writing manuscripts on research results and assisting with project reports and grants – 20% of time.
• Mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students – 10% of time.

$60,000 to $75,000 (1 FTE).

Pre‑employment criminal background check (required for new hires). This position reports to a faculty member within the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Day‑to‑day supervision and expectations are defined by the hiring laboratory.

• Must have received a PhD in a related field.

• Current CITI training for Good Clinical Practices.
• Basic knowledge of bioinformatics data analysis pipelines and basic coding skills.
• Demonstrated skills in statistical approaches of various clinical trial designs.
• Evidence of strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience mentoring and managing student projects.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a high functioning team.

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.