Postdoc Fellow - Smidt Heart Institute; Middle East Research

Postdoc Fellow - Smidt Heart Institute (Middle East Research)

Full-time

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Company Name: CEDARS-SINAI

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The Smidt Heart Institute reflects Cedars-Sinai s steadfast dedication to heart disease and research innovation, providing patients access to high-quality care. Our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and specialized care teams treat the full spectrum of heart disease and disorders, while our investigators advance the field with groundbreaking, life-saving research. From genetic counseling and targeted drug therapies to minimally invasive procedures, Cedars-Sinai stands at the forefront of technology and discovery improving patient outcomes.

Join our team and use your skills with an organization known nationally for excellence in research!

The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is seeking Research Fellow applicants for our Smidt Middle East Post Doc Fellowship Program. Cedars-Sinai is an academic medical center and one of the largest teaching hospitals in the Los Angeles area. The Smidt Middle East Post Doc Fellowship program, under the leadership of Joshua I. Goldhaber, MD, in Laser Research, is seeking highly-qualified, motivated and creative MD applicants who have completed specialty/subspecialty training in cardiovascular medicine and wish to pursue dedicated research training in a focused area within cardiology or cardiovascular surgery.

Two Smidt Middle East Post-Doc Fellows will be selected, one from Israel and one from another Middle Eastern country, who will work side by side in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in areas of overlapping focus to encourage collaboration during their two-year fellowship in Los Angeles. A salary (stipend) will be provided to each applicant selected for the program. The program fosters understanding, collegiality and cooperation between and among future leaders in the region.

• Completion of subspecialty training in a branch of cardiovascular medicine: i.e., cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, angiology, etc. (including pediatric cardiology and nuclear cardiology)
• Citizenship and current residency in a Middle East country, including Israel
• Should be currently on staff employment at a Middle East academic institution
• Eligible to acquire an appropriate US Visa (e.g., J-1)
• A letter of expressed interest by applicant's home academic institution indicating they will provide a faculty position upon completion of the fellowship program
• Applicants will be encouraged to return to their home country upon completion of the fellowship to become leaders and educators

• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement on career goals and objectives
• A cover letter outlining proposed research area
• Two (2) letters of recommendation from members of the applicant's home academic institution
• Formal letter from applicant's home academic institution documenting their dedication to offer a faculty position upon return to their home country in the Middle East

Please note that upon selection for the program, applicants will undergo a phone interview with staff from the Smidt Heart Institute. Complete our required online application and address and mail your application package to the contact below:

• Academic Program Coordinator
• Jacquelyn Leslie
• Smidt Heart Institute
• 127 S San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90048
• Jacquelyn.
  
  Leslie

- MD from an accredited institution

• Works independently on research projects designed by a mentor (typically the PI) within area of specialization.
• Acquires thorough technical and theoretical knowledge of the research project and…