NIH-funded post doctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Science

[Mary Rodgers]

Please note that this post-doctoral fellowship is NIH-funded and
requires US citizenship.


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> > A post-doctoral research fellow position funded by an NIH training Grant
> > is available May 2003 in the Department of Physical Therapy and
> > Rehabilitation Science at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
>
> > Research opportunities include studies involving.innovative upper
> > and lower extremity exercise paradigms in subjects with a variety of
> > disabilities, parallel mechanistic studies, and epidemiologic studies.
>
> > Post-doctoral fellows will participate in weekly research seminars,
>
> > journal clubs, and university sponsored courses in research ethics and
>
> > human subjects protection. Mentors are assigned to fellows according to
> > research interests and preferences of fellows toward desired areas of
> > expertise.
> > Post-doctoral trainees are expected to have high-level academic and
>
> > research skills upon acceptance into the program.
>
> > Fellows are guaranteed two years of funding with a third year optional.
>
> > The fellowship period offers mentored academic and research training
> > and protected time with which to develop an independent line of research.
> > All post-doctoral trainees are expected by the end of their training to
> > write independent research grants to help fund them during their early
>
> > years of transition to an academic position.
> >
> > Requirements: US citizenship, recent PhD degree in an appropriate health care
> or related field and a strong interest in physical rehabilitation sciences.
>
> > Candidates who are physical therapists and/or who have had experience
>
> > with patients with disabilities will be given preference.
> > The qualified candidate will possess an understanding of and be able to
> > utilize scientific and technical language and symbols; the ability to
> > troubleshoot
>
> > and learn new technologies and methodologies from published procedures;
>
> > and have superior computer word-processing, data management and analysis,
>
> > and statistical spreadsheet skills.
> > A demonstrated willingness to learn new techniques will be considered an
> > advantage.
>
> >
> > Hiring Range: Salary and benefits consistent with NIH stipend levels.
> >
>
> > If interested, please contact:
> > Mary Rodgers, PT, PhD
> > Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
> > University of Maryland School of Medicine
> > 100 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
> > mrodgers@som.umaryland.edu
> >
> >
> >
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> > Mary Rodgers, PT, PhD
> > Professor and Chair
> > Dept. of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
> > University of Maryland School of Medicine
> > 100 Penn Street
> > Baltimore, MD 21201
> > phone410) 706-5658 Fax: (410) 706-4903
> > mrodgers@umaryland.edu http://pt.umaryland.edu
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