Post Doctoral Associate

The Physical Activity Epidemiology lab in the Department of Health and Human Development at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a postdoc position, starting as early as July 1, 2024.

The postdoc will work closely with Dr. Duck-chul Lee (DC Lee, PI) and his research team including Dr. I-Min Lee (MPI) at Harvard Medical School for a newly funded NIH R01 project (R01HL171098), “Dose-Response to Resistance Exercise on Cardiovascular Health (DoReps)” to test the effects of different doses of resistance exercise on CVD risk factors by conducting a 1-year exercise trial in 240 adults with overweight/obesity. This clinical exercise trial will help fill important gaps in knowledge on effective minimum dose, beneficial optimal dose, and safe maximum dose of resistance exercise for CVD prevention.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervising and training graduate-level research assistants and research associates

• Overseeing exercise intervention and outcomes assessments

• Contributing to data analysis, reporting, and scientific writing

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in kinesiology, exercise science, epidemiology, or related field (or, expected to graduate in summer/fall 2024)

• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

• Experience in exercise intervention/training (preferred, but not necessary)

• Experience in large epidemiological data analysis (preferred, but not necessary)

Salary/Benefits

• Minimum salary of $56,000 per year for 2-5 years with benefits (e.g., insurance)

• At least 1-2 supported (free) research conference attendance per year (e.g., ACSM)

• Will learn how to design and conduct a large exercise clinical trial, successful manuscript and grant writing, and large epidemiological cohort data analysis for publications

We are specifically looking for a person with a big warm heart and good people skills.

If you have questions, please email Dr. Lee at dclee@iastate.edu (Dr. Lee is currently a professor at Iowa State University, but will relocate to the University of Pittsburgh as a professor and new Director of Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center from June 1, 2024).

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