Post Doctoral Scholar at University of Miami in Miami, Florida

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The Department of Medicine- Pulmonary Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Post Doctoral Scholar. The Post Doctoral Scholar takes initiative and works independently in developing new research ideas and troubleshooting new assays. Further, the incumbent facilitates the training of students, residents, fellows, and other trainees.


The research fellow is expected to work under the mentorship of University of Miami faculty to plan and conduct experimental protocols, analyze, and interpret research data, continuously devise new approaches to problems as well as plan, conduct, and coordinate all phases of the work. The individual in this position will receive general supervision and technical guidance through this process. As part of the position, trained fellows will attend regular meetings with mentors to review progress and outline research output. In addition, fellows will be required to provide quarterly updates to the T32 leadership committee to ensure adequate progress in the fellowship.



Department duties and responsibilities:

• Contribute significantly to study design, execution, and interpretation.


• Present at research in progress conferences and relevant pulmonary or sleep national and international conferences.


• Prepare and submit manuscripts.


• Maintain appropriate ethics training.


• Generate progress reports for annual reporting requirements.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.




Fellowship Features:

• Research with an experienced faculty mentor and team of advisors


• $4,500 annually for conference travel, coursework, or other research expenses


• Ability to apply for an annual $10,000 department research grant


• Training activities include grant writing, human subject research and, research presentations, career development

Minimum Requirements:

• MD or Ph.D. in relevant field or equivalent area


• Basic or clinical research experience in the field of pulmonary or sleep medicine


• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.


• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.


• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.


• Excellent writing and editing skills.


• Strong work habits and ability to work independently as well as with a team.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.


UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.


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Job Status:

Full time



Employee Type:

Research-Limited Term



Pay Grade:

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