Job Details

About the Position

The Post-Doctoral Fellow I provides assistance to the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and Research Staff. S/he ensures enrollment numbers are successfully met, when applicable, and protocol adherence, monitoring visits, overseeing regulatory and administrativedetails, data management assistance and project close-out support is provided.

This study is examining the effects of repeated low-level blast exposure on sleep in a training environment.

This is a hybrid position assigned to the Methods of Entry School in Quantico, VA. A thorough government background check will be required. This role offers flexibility to work remotely 1-2 days.

About the Project

As we continue to understand the effects of repeated low-level blast exposure (rLLBE) on neurological health, our understanding of the impact of this exposure on one key biological function is missing: sleep. Join the SWORD Lab in a field study to characterize sleep post-rLLBE in a schoolhouse that teaches breaching methods.

Compensation: $75,000-$85,000

Qualifications

• PhD or MD required
• 1-2 years medical research project management experience strongly desired, preferably with Department of Defense
• Knowledge of military system, preferred.
• Demonstrate competence in oral and written communication
• Must be organized, attentive to detail, and possess a positive, friendly and professional demeanor
• Ability to be flexible with changing priorities and available to interact with employees, clients and sponsors of all levels
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in fast-paced, high-pressured environment with strict deadlines and to manage multiple projects
• Computer skills including at least intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software

• Collaborate and assist the Principle Investigator, Co-Investigators and research team in the performance the research study
• Contribute to the drafting and submitting of abstracts, manuscripts and reports for dissemination
• Prepare progress reports on research as required
• Analyze and write-up data
• Present complex information effectively to a range of audiences
• Provide data management assistance
• Provide project close-out support