Surgical Resident - Postdoctoral Research Associate II - III

Surgical Resident - Postdoctoral Research Associate II - III Posting Number req19317 Department Surgery Department Website Link Location University of Arizona Health Sciences Address Tucson, AZ 85724 USA Position Highlights

The Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Arizona is seeking a highly motivated Surgical Research Resident for a 2-year laboratory fellowship.

The candidate will provide scholarly collaboration, productive research, and mentoring experiences on exciting research projects.

The candidate will be responsible for developing experiments to test specific hypotheses, performing in vitro and in vivo experiments, data collection and synthesis of publications and scientific presentations.

This person will also train, supervise, and support professional and student personnel in the lab. The ideal candidate will be a categorical surgery resident in their 2nd or 3rd year who wishes to spend 2 years in research.

Alternatively, specific exceptions for post-doctoral PhD fellows will be made. In addition to their own project / experimental procedures, the candidate is required to work with other lab members and assist with their own projects.

The primary purpose of this role is to engage in advanced research training and contribute to the research initiatives of the department under the principal investigator / mentor's mentorship and interaction with collaborators.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA / ASU / NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members;

access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Planning, developing, and supporting translational basic and clinical research studies and inspired mentoring while ensuring the research program operates in compliance with regulatory agency guidelines.

Projects are both independent and in collaborations with faculty members and multilevel trainees within the Department of Surgery.

• Coordinate and manage research data collection and collation for publications, reports and scientific presentations.
• Will develop new techniques / technologies and train students in these skills.
• Oversee teaching and supervision of residents, research associates, medical students, undergraduate, and high school students performing research in the lab.
• Manage research collaborations.
• Writing and review of research proposals.
• Assistance in grant preparation.

Minimum Qualifications

MD by the start date and 1-3 years of postdoctoral experience.

Preferred Qualifications

2nd or 3rd year surgical resident.

FLSA Exempt Full Time / Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Research Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay DOE to commensurate NIH salary range Compensation Type salary at full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required : Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates Jessica Holmgren Open Date 7 / 12 / 2024 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed