[Jobs] Post Doctoral Fellow - Max Nader Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes (Chicago, IL, USA)

[Rebecca Macaluso]

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

1. Ensures the design, development, execution and implementation of scientific research and/or development in collaboration with a research team.
2. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories to potential inventions and products.
3. Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.
4. Assists with development of collaborative projects within and outside the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and test ideas for new projects development.
5. Applies for fellowships and grants for external lab funding and career development.
6. Participates weekly lab meetings, journal clubs and seminars.
7. Builds and maintains a well-organized and accountable journal of own laboratory protocols, experiments, results and analyses.
8. Develops, submits and publishes results of research projects scientific journals and presents data to public conferences/seminars when needed.
9. Performs all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Required Experience

1. Requires the academic knowledge associated with a doctorate degree
2. Less than 4 years of postdoctoral training.
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
4. General knowledge or interest in rehabilitation and specific knowledge in biomedical or clinical principles.
5. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills needed to participate as a creative member of a growing research team.
6. Ability to exchange ideas and to work closely with clinicians, patients and professional organizations.
7. Willingness to network within the Institute and to independently strengthen/develop new external collaborations.
8. 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