Research Fellow jobs in Tempe, AZ

A.T. Still University is seeking applicants for an exempt Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). This position will report directly to the ATSRI Director and be assigned to work with the ASDOH Assistant Dean of Research/ATSRI Center Co-director. The purpose of this position is to support and promote clinical and translational research projects/activities within the ATSRI Center for Oral Health Research and ASDOH, while advancing their own research interests and research career development; all in alignment with ATSU's social mission and scholarly strategic planning areas (e.g., oral public health, social determinants of health, community health research, health equity research, qualitative/survey research, clinical trials, discovery research, etc.). To this end, they will assist in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of oral health research outcomes.

Major Job Duties

• Responsible for day-to-day coordination of clinical outcomes investigations organized and relevant to post-doctoral training
• Identify, develop and implement a research study to advance post-doctoral training and expertise
  Monitor recruitment and retention of research subjects
• Provide and support research data handling functions such as collection, quality monitoring, and entry
  Schedule research protocol activities
• Coordinate start-up activities for clinical research protocols
• Ensure that the goals, objectives, and activities related to research projects are achieved and evaluated in a timely manner
• Moreover, s/he must organize/facilitate appropriate planning, development, and implementation of assigned scholarly activities
• Assist in research dissemination including oral presentations, posters and manuscript preparation
• Assist with management of fiscal and physical research resources
• Assist researchers in the preparation and submission of progress reports and financial status reports
• Monitor research grant programmatic activities for timeliness and appropriateness/accuracy
• Assist in the production of activity reports from current clinical research projects
• Assist in research grant proposal development
• Support research protocol development
• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Requirements 

• PhD/doctorate in an oral health or other health professions field (e.g., DPH, PhD in Epidemiology, etc.)
• Be computer literate
• Familiar with program evaluation techniques and budget management.
• Interact well with patients, including those with special needs, and their caregivers
• Team player who can also work independently
• Assertive
• Possess a positive and proactive approach
• Work well under pressure
• Highly professional
• Possess the ability to work well with persons of diverse educational socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds
• Outgoing and personable; detail oriented

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits.