Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Pauley Heart Center Cardiology
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Pauley Heart Center Cardiology
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All fulltime university staff are eligible for VCUs robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits paid annual and holiday leave granted up front generous tuition benefit retirement planning and savings options taxdeferred annuity and cash match programs employee discounts wellbeing resources abundant opportunities for career development and advancement and more. Learn more about VCUs benefits here.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCUs sponsored research the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. All fulltime university staff are eligible for VCUs generous benefits package that includes competitive health benefits paid annual and holiday leave retirement planning and savings options taxdeferred annuity and cash match programs Virginia Retirement System (VRS) professional development & certifications tuition waiver parental leave caregiving leave and community service leave. Learn more about VCUs benefits here: Pauley Heart Center is seeking an exceptional earlystageresearcher for a 2year postdoctoral fellowship in the American HeartAssociation Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) on Biologic Pathwaysof Chronic Psychosocial Stressors on Cardiovascular Health. This 2 yearindividuallytailored training program offers a stipend as well as funds forhealth insurance expenses. Trainees will travel to annual meetings with SFRNCenter Directors and Project PIs across the AHA Networks.
The overall goal of the training component of this AHAStrategically Focused CPPS Research Center is to provide an integrated careerdevelopment pathway that will train new investigators in techniques and methodsrelevant to psychosocial stress research. We seek to provide earlystageresearchers with the skills and competencies necessary to conduct clinicalsocial behavioral or imaging science research focused on the relationshipbetween chronic psychosocial stress and LV dysfunction. The specific researchthemes of this Center include:
Behavioral interventions to increase physical activity or diet modifications that may preserve LV function and maintain healthrelated quality of life exercise tolerance and LV function among patients treated for cancer experiencing psychosocial stress.
Advanced imaging of the heart to identify relationships between psychosocial stress and measures of left ventricular function and myocardial fibrosis; or
Inflammasome formation in cardiac muscle skeletal muscle and the central nervous system as a result of chronic psychosocial stress;
**In this third year of the AHA SFRN program we are seeking apostdoctoral trainee interested in working on the behavioral interventionaspect of the program as described in the third bullet point above. Theselected trainee will join the two previously appointed postdoctoral traineesthat are part of this program and who are focusing their efforts on the topicsdescribed in the first two bullet points.
MinimumHiring Standards:
Candidates should have MD PhD or MD/PhD.
A named fellow may not hold another comparable fellowship award
May not hold faculty rank
Fellow must devote at least 75 effort to the SFRN research project
Each fellow must have one of the following designations:
U.S. citizen.
Permanent resident
PreferredQualifications:
Postdoctoral employmentis normally limited to an individual who has been awarded a doctoral degreewithin the previous five years. Salary will be commensurate with education andexperience using the NIH scale for postdoctoral stipends.
The University willperform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.
Collaborative and inclusive research environment
Access to stateoftheart facilities and resources
Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
Located in the vibrant city of Richmond Virginia
This position willremain open until filled
Position Details:
Department: SOM Internal Medicine Cardiology
Employment Type: PD Post Doc
Commensurate with experience based on NIH postdoc scale
Restricted Status: Yes
FTE: 1.00
Exemption Status: Exempt
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academicmedical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half ofVCUs sponsored research the School of Medicine is internationally recognizedfor patient care and education.
Virginia CommonwealthUniversity is an equal opportunity affirmative action university providingaccess to education and employment without regard to race color religionnational origin age sex political affiliation veteran status geneticinformation sexual orientation gender identity gender expression ordisability.
Demetria Patterson
Employment Type
Grant
