The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · 2 months ago
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory. The role involves engaging in clinical and laboratory-based research, managing data, and collaborating with multiple disciplines to support research projects.
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Responsibilities
Data Collection – The candidate will lead laboratory data collections of both live patient and cadaveric studies. This includes setup, tear down, specimen handling, and dissection. The candidate will be expected to learn and operate multiple technical systems including 3D motion analysis, Electromyography, embedded force platforms, mechanical simulators, and any new technology introduced to the laboratory for scientific testing purposes
Data Management – The candidate will be expected to manage the curation, organization, clean up, refinement and processing of laboratory data. This process begins at collection and is ongoing until data termination. The Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory maintains an array of ongoing projects at any given time; therefore, management of data for these projects is essential. Candidate efforts will be targeted towards preparing data for statistical analysis and preserving integrity of created datasets
Data Analysis – Under the guidance of Dr. Bates, the candidate will be expected to learn and participate in the statistical analysis of collected data to prepare results for publication. Along with analysis, the successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to the interpretation of data analysis to assign meaningful clinical and scientific relevance to results. The candidate will implement university-provided and public domain software to accomplish this goal
The candidate will aid in the creation of abstracts, manuscripts, reports, figures, and tables related to laboratory projects and data
The candidate will be expected to work cohesively in a team environment with collaborators across multiple disciplines, including but not limited to neuroscience, engineering, health sciences, medicine, and more. Collaborations will be overseen by Dr. Bates for the benefit of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
As part of these collaborative efforts, the candidate will be expected to craft and pursue extramural funding opportunities at the national, foundational, and industry levels
The candidate will assist in the development and submission of protocols to the Ohio State University IRB, the contacting and recruitment of potential research subjects, the ethical consent of study participants, the longitudinal follow-up of study subjects, and the maintenance and upkeep of study records as defined by the IRB and research regulatory standards
Qualification
Required
PhD in engineering, health sciences, kinesiology, or related field
Tangible interest in research activities
Strong academic record
Demonstrate independent work ethic
High level of self-motivation
Strong organizational skills
Functional knowledge of programming in languages such as Matlab and Python
Preferred
Experience with statistics and ability to implement statistical software
Experience with Motion Analysis
Company
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is personalizing health care to meet the needs of each patient. It is a sub-organization of The Ohio State University.
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