What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Research Associate position at Texas A&M AgriLife?
Job Title
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department
Dallas
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Dallas, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
About Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M Forest Service
- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
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Position Information
This Postdoctoral Research Associate position will play an active role in research, including working on data, presentations, publications, project/program conceptualization and development, grant proposal development, and other related activities. This position will focus on community-based intervention studies and/or longitudinal cohort studies across the lifespan, with particular attention to health equity and health disparities.
Responsibilities:
- Plays an active role in research, including working on data, presentations, publications, project/program conceptualization and development, grant proposal development, and other related activities.
- Works on various projects, particularly projects addressing food and nutrition insecurity, as well as maternal and early childhood nutrition.
- Leads and collaborates on manuscript preparation from relevant studies (e.g., data analysis, writing, and submission)
- Contributes to conference presentations and reports.
- Develops and writes grant proposals to funding agencies.
- Customized professional development and training opportunities geared toward preparation for a faculty career will be provided.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in related field (e.g., nutrition, public health, epidemiology, kinesiology, etc.). Candidates with ABD or all requirements met but diploma pending may be considered.
- Ability to work very independently
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Desire and ability to work collaboratively and help maintain a supportive environment for all team members
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to multi-task and establish effective working relationships
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Knowledge and understanding of the mission and role of the Land Grant University System
- Training and experience conducting human subjects research and working on research projects.
- Appropriate research background, as demonstrated by direct experience with data analysis (qualitative and/or quantitative; both is preferred), publications in peer-reviewed journals, proposal development experience, scientific presentations, and stature appropriate for a postdoctoral scholar.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience developing and designing interventions and related research studies in the following areas: underserved populations; minority and urban health; food and nutrition security; maternal and early childhood nutrition; community-based health behavior interventions.
- Experience working with various individuals and communities.
- Solid experience with qualitative and/or quantitative (at least one; both preferred) data analysis, including sufficient knowledge in statistical tools and software.
- Strong scientific manuscript writing and presentation skills, and solid experience writing/collaborating on extramural funding applications.
What You Need to Know
Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.
Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?
When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.
In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:
- Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurancewith Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife
Applicant Instructions
Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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