Post Doctoral Associate

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Pediatrics has an exciting opportunity for a full time Post Doctoral Associate to work in Miami, FL. The Post Doctoral Associate performs scientific research and studies under the supervision of managing staff. Moreover, the Post Doctoral Associate promotes institutional recognition through literal contributions to the scientific community. Core responsibilities: Conducts research on specific areas of study as assigned. Prepares research reports and technical papers for publishing. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories. Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories. Develops advanced analytical models and systems and provides solutions and analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. Department Specific Functions: Serves as project coordinator for the Pocket PCIT AI study, managing day-to-day operations including IRB compliance, participant recruitment and tracking, data management, and coordination across study team members. Collaborates with the Principal Investigator and implementation team to develop, refine, and evaluate the Pocket PCIT AI conversational agent, contributing to content development, usability testing, and iterative improvement cycles. Coordinates and oversees study procedures, including participant scheduling, fidelity monitoring, data collection, and adherence to study protocols. Provides direct behavioral and developmental intervention services to children ages 0–5 per week, with cases clustered by geographic location to minimize travel; services are delivered in person in homes, childcare centers, and other community settings throughout Miami-Dade County, and via telehealth as appropriate. Applies a parent coaching model to build caregiver and/or teacher skills that support generalization of child gains across home, childcare, and community settings; makes appropriate referrals to Part B (special education services) or Part C (early intervention services), or other clinical resources, for children presenting with more complex needs. Develops and leads a follow-up study protocol to capture systematic longitudinal outcome data on children served through the Early Discovery program, including measures of school readiness, developmental progress, and grade retention outcomes (one day per week). Develops and implements strategies to strengthen family engagement in the program, including screening and referral pathways to community-based family support resources and development of digital tools to extend family engagement between sessions. Integrates program outcome data with county-level data systems and collaborates with community partners to establish consistent follow-up procedures and coordinated data reporting; provides flexible program support approximately half a day per week as determined by program needs, including supervision, consultation, or administrative duties. 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. Core Qualifications: Doctorate degree in relevant field required No previous experience required Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders. 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. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.