Postdoctoral Scholar - Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, in Hershey, PA is offering a Post-doctoral scholar position.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Scientific contribution: experimental design

* Explains how the implementation of methodological approaches will provide rigor and reproducibility of the results as well as appropriately address the hypothesis

* Employs appropriate statistical approaches and implements them correctly to permit conclusions with wide validity

* Justifies the use of control and experimental groups that fall within the scope of the research project that permits direct testing of the hypothesis with a yes or no outcome

* Engages in scientific discussion that incorporates critical thinking of previous and current scientific results

* Logically organizes new ideas based on previous and current scientific results while including innovative future directions that will contribute significantly to the neuroscience field

* Integrates expertise with new knowledge to design experiments that are simple, cost-effective, and provide results that are easy to interpret

* Describes detailed components related to the implementation of methodological approaches related to their research project

* Lists control and experimental groups that fall within the scope of the research project

* Asks questions and demonstrates adequate problem-solving abilities

Scientific Contribution: Dissemination

* Explains research findings clearly, concisely, accurately, and objectively

* Demonstrates expertise and professionalism during question and answer sessions

* Identifies characteristics of good oral presentations (e.g., organization, clear and rational thought progression, transitions, avoid filler words, eye contact) with justification

* Identifies the requirement of accurate and objective scientific writing

Systems-based practice: Safety and Quality improvement

*Identifies system factors that lead to lab safety events

*Reports lab safety events through institutional reporting systems (simulated or actual)

*Participates in analysis of lab safety events (simulated or actual)

*Participates in disclosure of lab safety events to PI and appropriate departments (simulated or actual)

*Participates in local quality improvement initiatives *Discloses lab safety events to PI and appropriate departments (simulated or actual)

*Conducts analysis of lab safety events and offers error prevention strategies (simulated or actual)

Systems-Based Practice 2: Safety and Quality Improvement (test species)

*Identifies system factors that lead to test species safety events

*Reports test species safety events through institutional reporting systems (simulated or actual)

*Describes local quality improvement initiatives

*Participates in analysis of test species safety events (simulated or actual)

*Participates in disclosure of test species safety events to PI and appropriate departments (simulated or actual)

*Participates in local quality improvement initiatives

*Conducts analysis of test species safety events and offers error prevention strategies (simulated or actual)

*Discloses test species safety events to PI and appropriate departments (simulated or actual)

*Demonstrates the skills required to identify, develop, implement, and analyze a quality improvement project

Systems-Based Practice 3: Role in working at a systems or inter-institutional level

*Describes how components of a complex research system are interrelated, and how this impacts research productivity and rigor and reproducibility

*Identifies barriers to research in different research systems

*Demonstrates use of information technology and documentation required for research practice

*Discusses how individual research affects the broader system

*Engages with colleagues in shared decision making and advocates for appropriate conduct of research

*Describes core administrative knowledge needed for transition to the next level

*Manages various components of the complex research system to provide high-value, efficient, and effective research output and rigor and reproducibility

A PhD in Pharmacology is required for this position.

This is a limited-term position funded for one year from date of hire, with possibility of refunding.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance withUniversitypolices.

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