Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Woods) Hyperpolarized gas imaging

Primary Location

Location R Department Pulmonary Medicine Shift Day (United States of America) Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40 FTE 1 Employee Status Regular

• Design, execute, and record research projects utilizing 129
  
  Xe MRI, including data analysis and integration.
• Analyze phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) images, in the context of multiple lung diseases.
• Learn and implement new pulse sequence programming techniques.
• Develop the skills and knowledge (critical thinking and analysis of data, devising specific aims, long-term project planning and experimental design) to become an independent scientist Discuss relevant insights about experimental results with Faculty and provide useful recommendations and analysis.
• Present research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings.
• Develop skills to critically review and discuss data being presented.
• Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants.
• Progressively increasing responsibilities with mentorship of research staff and fiscal administration Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature, and seminars.
• Be an active participant in the process through intellectual discussions with PI and other faculty, trainees and research staff.
• Solicit feedback on career trajectory from PI, mentoring committee and others who can provide coaching and insight.
• Attend required Cincinnati Children’s training sessions and ensure regulatory compliance with all institutional policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ph.D. in related discipline, MD, or equivalent degree
• Preferred:
  PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Biomedical Informatics, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or other similar quantitative disciplines
• Preferred:
  Experience in a related discipline

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