The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (Chicago, IL) is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to assist in the design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research in collaboration with a dynamic research team in the Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research (PI: Arun Jayaraman).
Specifically, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will contribute to a novel clinical trial in collaboration with Harvard University and Spaulding Rehabilitation investigating the efficacy and potency of daily acute intermittent hypoxia combined with transcutaneous electrical spinal stimulation and skill-based walking practice in individuals with spinal cord injury. Candidates with experience or interest in neuromodulation techniques, as well as a general knowledge of physiology, rehabilitation, and biomedical/clinical principles, are encouraged to apply.
Principal Responsibilities
Required Experience
If interested, apply here: https://jobs.silkroad.com/SRALab/Careers/jobs/184796
Check out our lab website: https://www.sralab.org/research/labs/max-nader-rto
For questions, please contact Sara Prokup (sprokup@sralab.org).
Rebecca Macaluso
Biomedical Engineer
Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research
Specifically, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will contribute to a novel clinical trial in collaboration with Harvard University and Spaulding Rehabilitation investigating the efficacy and potency of daily acute intermittent hypoxia combined with transcutaneous electrical spinal stimulation and skill-based walking practice in individuals with spinal cord injury. Candidates with experience or interest in neuromodulation techniques, as well as a general knowledge of physiology, rehabilitation, and biomedical/clinical principles, are encouraged to apply.
Principal Responsibilities
- Ensures the design, development, execution and implementation of scientific research and/or development in collaboration with a research team.
- Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories to potential inventions and products.
- Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.
- Assists with development of collaborative projects within and outside the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and test ideas for new projects development.
- Applies for fellowships and grants for external lab funding and career development.
- Participates weekly lab meetings, journal clubs and seminars.
- Builds and maintains a well-organized and accountable journal of own laboratory protocols, experiments, results and analyses.
- Develops, submits and publishes results of research projects scientific journals and presents data to public conferences/seminars when needed.
- Performs all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Required Experience
- Requires the academic knowledge associated with a doctorate degree
- Less than 4 years of postdoctoral training.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- General knowledge or interest in rehabilitation and specific knowledge in biomedical or clinical principles.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills needed to participate as a creative member of a growing research team.
- Ability to exchange ideas and to work closely with clinicians, patients and professional organizations.
- Willingness to network within the Institute and to independently strengthen/develop new external collaborations.
- Ability to timely plan and to coordinate project completions.
If interested, apply here: https://jobs.silkroad.com/SRALab/Careers/jobs/184796
Check out our lab website: https://www.sralab.org/research/labs/max-nader-rto
For questions, please contact Sara Prokup (sprokup@sralab.org).
Rebecca Macaluso
Biomedical Engineer
Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research