Post Doctoral Fellow - Pediatrics (Center for Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition)

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Department: SOM KC Pediatrics (PEDS) Behavioral Pediatrics Position Title: Post Doctoral Fellow - Pediatrics (Center for Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition) Job Family Group: Professional Staff Job Description Summary: The Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition (CHLN) participates in children’s healthy lifestyle intervention research to support and advance NIH-funded projects focused on improving pediatric health outcomes. This role provides advanced research training to support development of an independent research career. The fellow conducts research under the guidance of a Principal Investigator (PI), engages in professional development activities, and contributes to independent and collaborative research, dissemination of findings, and laboratory activities. This is a two-year fellowship reporting directly to the Center Director, Dr. Ann Davis. Job Description: Job Duties Research & Lab Responsibilities: - Conduct research under PI mentorship. - Design, execute, and analyze experiments or studies. - Collect, manage, and interpret datasets. - Contribute to protocols, manuals, and regulatory documents. - Collaborate with the PI, faculty, and researc...