ATSU Hiring for ATSU – Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – ATSUP002179 at Mesa, Arizona Full Time

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/5243602 A.T. Still University is seeking applicants for an exempt Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). This position will report directly to the ATSRI Director and be assigned to work with the ASDOH Assistant Dean of Research/ATSRI Center Co-director. The purpose of this position is to support and promote clinical and translational research projects/activities within the ATSRI Center for Oral Health Research and ASDOH, while advancing their own research interests and research career development; all in alignment with ATSU’s social mission and scholarly strategic planning areas (e.g., oral public health, social determinants of health, community health research, health equity research, qualitative/survey research, clinical trials, discovery research, etc.). To this end, they will assist in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of oral health research outcomes.

Major Job Duties

+ Responsible for day-to-day coordination of clinical outcomes investigations organized and relevant to post-doctoral training

+ Identify, develop and implement a research study to advance post-doctoral training and expertise

Monitor recruitment and retention of research subjects

+ Provide and support research data handling functions such as collection, quality monitoring, and entry

Schedule research protocol activities

+ Coordinate start-up activities for clinical research protocols

+ Ensure that the goals, objectives, and activities related to research projects are achieved and evaluated in a timely manner

+ Moreover, s/he must organize/facilitate appropriate planning, development, and implementation of assigned scholarly activities

+ Assist in research dissemination including oral presentations, posters and manuscript preparation

+ Assist with management of fiscal and physical research resources

+ Assist researchers in the preparation and submission of progress reports and financial status reports

+ Monitor research grant programmatic activities for timeliness and appropriateness/accuracy

+ Assist in the production of activity reports from current clinical research projects

+ Assist in research grant proposal development

+ Support research protocol development

+ Other duties as assigned

Skills/Requirements

+ PhD/doctorate in an oral health or other health professions field (e.g., DPH, PhD in Epidemiology, etc.)

+ Be computer literate

+ Familiar with program evaluation techniques and budget management.

+ Interact well with patients, including those with special needs, and their caregivers

+ Team player who can also work independently

+ Assertive

+ Possess a positive and proactive approach

+ Work well under pressure

+ Highly professional

+ Possess the ability to work well with persons of diverse educational socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds

+ Outgoing and personable; detail oriented

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits.

Qualifications

Skills

Critical Thinking Intermediate

Diplomacy & Tact Intermediate

Verbal Communication Intermediate

Written Communication Intermediate

Management I ntermediate