Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Full-time Full-time $24.
14 - $36.
22 an hour $24.
14 - $36.
22 an hour 4 days ago 4 days ago 4 days ago This is a two-year post-doctoral appointment (with possible renewal) to provide advance research training to individuals with a doctoral degree in Developmental Psychology, Child Clinical Psychology, Human Development and Family Studies, Developmental Neurobiology, Nutritional Sciences, or obesity/health related field.
This is a postdoctoral training experience in a multidisciplinary research team.
The Postdoctoral Associate will be supervised by Dr.
Kai Ling Kong, an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Services and Outcome Research, UMKC Department of Pediatrics.
She is the Principal Investigator for the Children's Mercy Baby Health Behavior Lab.
Her primary research focus is on infant health, specifically infant's home environments and ingestive behaviors.
Her research aims to identify how infant-toddler's food and non-food behaviors affect obesity later in life and how early interventions can protect those at risk from obesity.
She currently has an R01 grant that examines the effect of strengthening the reinforcing value of alternatives to eating, using a music program to shift the motivation to eat in 9-15 month old infants, who were tested to have high motivation to eat.
The major aim was to examine the short and long-term efficacy of this intervention on obesity related outcomes.
Besides getting involved in her R01 grant, Postdoctoral Research Scholar will also allocate time to collaborate on data analysis and publications of existing longitudinal data sets of diverse, high risk samples by seeking to understand the developmental mechanisms, such as infant-parent relationship, self-regulation, individual differences in children's autonomic and stress reactivity, on the impact of children's health outcomes, specifically obesity risk later in life.
For more information please visit -https:
//www.
childrensmercy.
org/profiles/kai-ling-kong/ At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls.
A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.
Additionally, it's important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates.
Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children's Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are a condition of employment for all employees in our organization.
New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.
If you become a finalist for this position, and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.
Responsibilities:
Assist lab manager with pregnancy and infancy pilot studies Develop hypotheses and design and carry out laboratory experiments using a variety of research techniques to test those hypotheses under the supervision of his or her research mentors.
He/she will also assist the lab manager with the various pregnancy and infancy pilot studies in the Dr.
Kong's lab Develop hypotheses and design and carry out laboratory experiments using a variety of research techniques to test those hypotheses under the supervision of his or her research mentors.
Mentoring in grant writing will be provided to interested candidates.
It is common to work more on ongoing projects in the beginning of the postdoctoral experience while transitioning to become an independent investigator.
The goal is for the Postdoctoral Associate to become an independent investigator, and working toward writing his/her K award grant.
Qualifications:
Ph.
D.
or MD or related doctoral level degree in a relevant discipline And 1-2 years of experience Experience conducting research with children and families, longitudinal data analysis, and manuscript writing Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$24.
14 - $36.
22 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Schedule:
8 hour shift Day shift Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Kansas City, MO 64108.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
14 - $36.
22 an hour $24.
14 - $36.
22 an hour 4 days ago 4 days ago 4 days ago This is a two-year post-doctoral appointment (with possible renewal) to provide advance research training to individuals with a doctoral degree in Developmental Psychology, Child Clinical Psychology, Human Development and Family Studies, Developmental Neurobiology, Nutritional Sciences, or obesity/health related field.
This is a postdoctoral training experience in a multidisciplinary research team.
The Postdoctoral Associate will be supervised by Dr.
Kai Ling Kong, an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Services and Outcome Research, UMKC Department of Pediatrics.
She is the Principal Investigator for the Children's Mercy Baby Health Behavior Lab.
Her primary research focus is on infant health, specifically infant's home environments and ingestive behaviors.
Her research aims to identify how infant-toddler's food and non-food behaviors affect obesity later in life and how early interventions can protect those at risk from obesity.
She currently has an R01 grant that examines the effect of strengthening the reinforcing value of alternatives to eating, using a music program to shift the motivation to eat in 9-15 month old infants, who were tested to have high motivation to eat.
The major aim was to examine the short and long-term efficacy of this intervention on obesity related outcomes.
Besides getting involved in her R01 grant, Postdoctoral Research Scholar will also allocate time to collaborate on data analysis and publications of existing longitudinal data sets of diverse, high risk samples by seeking to understand the developmental mechanisms, such as infant-parent relationship, self-regulation, individual differences in children's autonomic and stress reactivity, on the impact of children's health outcomes, specifically obesity risk later in life.
For more information please visit -https:
//www.
childrensmercy.
org/profiles/kai-ling-kong/ At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls.
A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.
Additionally, it's important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates.
Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children's Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are a condition of employment for all employees in our organization.
New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.
If you become a finalist for this position, and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.
Responsibilities:
Assist lab manager with pregnancy and infancy pilot studies Develop hypotheses and design and carry out laboratory experiments using a variety of research techniques to test those hypotheses under the supervision of his or her research mentors.
He/she will also assist the lab manager with the various pregnancy and infancy pilot studies in the Dr.
Kong's lab Develop hypotheses and design and carry out laboratory experiments using a variety of research techniques to test those hypotheses under the supervision of his or her research mentors.
Mentoring in grant writing will be provided to interested candidates.
It is common to work more on ongoing projects in the beginning of the postdoctoral experience while transitioning to become an independent investigator.
The goal is for the Postdoctoral Associate to become an independent investigator, and working toward writing his/her K award grant.
Qualifications:
Ph.
D.
or MD or related doctoral level degree in a relevant discipline And 1-2 years of experience Experience conducting research with children and families, longitudinal data analysis, and manuscript writing Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$24.
14 - $36.
22 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Schedule:
8 hour shift Day shift Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Kansas City, MO 64108.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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