Postdoctoral Researcher - Health, Performance & Resilience: Military Population

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At the forefront of medical discovery as it relates to understanding the causes of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia, Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a campus of Louisiana State University and conducts basic, clinical and population research. The Center includes Basic Science, Clinical Research, and Population and Public Health, enabling both focused research and translational science. Research at Pennington Biomedical is supported broadly by multiple NIH Research Centers, and includes approximately 65 faculty and 20 postdoctoral fellows who comprise a network of 44 laboratories and 13 highly specialized core service facilities. Pennington Biomedical is located within state-of-the-art research facilities on a 222-acre campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Job Posting Title:

Postdoctoral Researcher - Health, Performance & Resilience: Military Population

   

Position Type:

Other Academic

   

Department:

LSUPBRC PopSci - Behavior Technology Lab (Tiffany Mae Stewart (00006878))

   

Work Location:

LSU - Pennington Biomedical

   

Pay Grade:

Other Academic

   

Job Description:

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a world-renowned academic research institute of Louisiana State University, is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Behavior Technology Laboratory: Health, Performance & Resilience.

The successful candidate will join the Behavior Technology Laboratory which focuses on developing e-health technologies to disseminate evidence-based prevention and treatment efforts to various populations. This lab focuses on “whole-person health” and optimization of function, whether it be in a high-performance population (e.g., Soldiers, elite athletes) or a population with specific needs (e.g., diabetes, children). Areas of focus include body image, eating disorders, obesity, and mental performance and resilience. Populations include female athletes, U.S. Soldiers, clinic patients (obesity, diabetes, eating disorders), and individuals in the surrounding community. Studies include going out into the community delivering interventions and collecting data via technology platforms, e.g. Smartphone apps, as well as treating patients in the clinic.

The postdoctoral fellow will participate in population science research, including translation of science into technology-based tools, intervention development, designing research studies, managing study execution, data management and analysis, and dissemination of study results via presentations and publications. Research experience in mental health and resilience in the military population is preferred.

Major Responsibilities

• Conduct research studies on improving health, performance, and resilience in the military.

• Maintain relationships with local military staff and serve as “boots on the ground” for deployment of our military specific interventions.

• Contribute to ongoing research efforts on performance optimization strategies via health behaviors.

• Develop content and functionality for technology-based delivery of interventions.

• Assist in conducting statistical analyses of datasets.

• Prepare peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and abstracts.