The Badger Athletic Performance program, an innovative collaboration between the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is searching for a post-doc colleague to join our research team. Our mission is to maximize athlete health, with the goal of reducing sports-related injury and improving athlete well-being and performance. This position will have a primary role in the data synthesis and findings dissemination for our NFL-funded HAMstring InjuRy (HAMIR) index study, which aims to quantify risk of hamstring injury and re-injury in collegiate football athletes.
We want our new colleague to be a hard-working, independent thinker with strong communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills, and a desire to work in a highly collaborative environment. We seek candidates who embrace and augment our commitment to diversity and inclusivity. The School of Medicine and Public Health has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself but, also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.
Mentor:
Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD
Frederick Gaenslen Professor and Vice-Chair of Research
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Director, Badger Athletic Performance
heiderscheit@ortho.wisc.edu
Application Deadline: January 31, 2023
Position Requirements:
- PhD. degree in biomechanics, biomedical engineering, rehabilitation science, kinesiology or similar
- Prior experience working in a musculoskeletal biomechanics research environment with human subjects
- Strong written communication and organizational skills
- Strong record of peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Proficient with Matlab, R, REDCap, Microsoft Office and similar software
- Able to work independently in the performance of the position requirements
Position duties:
- Generate research abstracts and manuscripts for publication
- Assist in the development of research grant proposals
- Assist with data collections
- Attend biweekly meetings with study personnel
- Attend weekly meetings with clinical and research personnel
- Assist with additional research projects as determined by mentor
- Other duties as determined by mentor
Application Instructions: CV and cover letter sent to heiderscheit@ortho.wisc.edu
Position Title: Research Associate
Appointment Percent: 100%
Full time salary rate: Minimum $54,840 ANNUAL (12 months), depending on qualifications
Anticipated starting date: July 1, 2023