Postdoctoral Researcher - Behavior Technology Laboratory

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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 - Behavior Technology Laboratory

   

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.

The successful candidate will join the Behavior Technology Laboratory: Health, Performance, & Resilience, which focuses on developing health technologies to disseminate evidence-based prevention and treatment efforts to various populations. Areas of focus include body image, eating disorders, obesity, and mental performance and resilience. Populations include female athletes, U.S. Soldiers, 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 who come to us directly in our on-campus clinic.

The postdoctoral researcher will participate in all aspects of clinical and population science research, including staffing complex clinical cases across the obesity and eating disorder spectrums, translation of science into technology-based tools, intervention development, designing research studies, preparing and submitting grant applications, managing study execution, data management and analysis, and dissemination of study results.

Major Responsibilities

• Dedicate clinical hours to the psychological treatment of athletes and others in the clinic.

• Develop content for face-to-face behavioral interventions.

• Manage technology development of app-based delivery of interventions.

• Assist in conducting statistical analyses of datasets and interpreting results.

• Prepare research grant applications and peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and abstracts.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in psychology with experience in eating disorders.

• Experience managing research studies.

• Previous academic publication record.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills are necessary.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) is an equal employment opport