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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Dallas

Proposed minimum salary: Commensurate

Job location: Dallas, Texas

Job type: Staff

Job description:

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. As the nation's largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

Position Information

This Postdoctoral Research Associate position will play an active role in research, including working on data, presentations, publications, project/program conceptualization and development, grant proposal development, and other related activities. This position will focus on community-based intervention studies and/or longitudinal cohort studies across the lifespan, with particular attention to health equity and health disparities.

Responsibilities:

• Plays an active role in research, including working on data, presentations, publications, project/program conceptualization and development, grant proposal development, and other related activities.
• Works on various projects, particularly projects addressing food and nutrition insecurity, as well as maternal and early childhood nutrition.
• Leads and collaborates on manuscript preparation from relevant studies (e.g., data analysis, writing, and submission)
• Contributes to conference presentations and reports.
• Develops and writes grant proposals to funding agencies.
• Customized professional development and training opportunities geared toward preparation for a faculty career will be provided.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in related field (e.g., nutrition, public health, epidemiology, kinesiology, etc.). Candidates with ABD or all requirements met but diploma pending may be considered.
• Ability to work very independently
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively and help maintain a supportive environment for all team members
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Professional demeanor
• Ability to multi-task and establish effective working relationships
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Knowledge and understanding of the mission and role of the Land Grant University System
• Training and experience conducting human subjects research and working on research projects.
• Appropriate research background, as demonstrated by direct experience with data analysis (qualitative and/or quantitative; both is preferred), publications in peer-reviewed journals, proposal development experience, scientific presentations, and stature appropriate for a postdoctoral scholar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and designing interventions and related research studies in the following areas: underserved populations; minority and urban health; food and nutrition security; maternal and early childhood nutrition; community-based health behavior interventions.
• Experience working with various individuals and communities.
• Solid experience with qualitative and/or quantitative (at least one; both preferred) data analysis, including sufficient knowledge in statistical tools and software.
• Strong scientific manuscript writing and presentation skills, and solid experience writing/collaborating on extramural funding applications.

What You Need to Know

Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate's qualifications.

When you work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents. In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following: Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums, 12-15 days of annual paid holidays, up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month, automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife.

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application. All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.