Summary

The Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine is one of six USDA human nutrition research centers conducting scientific investigations designed to provide Americans with a clear understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthy, active life.  As the first federal nutrition research center to investigate the nutritional needs of pregnant and nursing women and children from conception through adolescence, the CNRC conducts research that helps define guidelines for maternal, infant and childhood nutrition.

Baylor College of Medicine typically follows similar to the NIH stipulated stipend guidelines for Postdoctoral Associates.

Job Duties

• Understands and frames research questions, research design and methods, and project implementation.
• Learns and becomes experts at research techniques involved in your projects and, when appropriate, to develop and establish methods of research, testing and data collection, analysis and evaluation, and writing reports containing descriptive, analytical and evaluative content. 
• Requires the exercise of independent discretion and judgment in carrying out research activities within the predetermined research scope and methodology. Within the predetermined research scope and methodology, conducts research experiments in the field of Nutrition Science.
• Collects and analyzes data that includes periodical/literature search and utilizes specialized skills in related field to analyze the collected data.
• Demonstrates proficiency in scientific/manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals, grant writing, poster and oral presentations. 
• Attends conferences and seminars.
• Mentors research training in laboratory specific research methods.
• Works on courses, seminars, and lectures that integrate the study of research methods and processes.
• Creates statistical programs for data manipulation and implementation of advanced statistical methodology.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in research study design and project implementation.
• Has strong publication record.