Duties:
- Overseeing all research projects from study design to publication
- Developing and leading new research protocols, including laboratory-based and clinical outcomes research
- Collaborating with orthopaedic residents and attendings on research projects
- Collecting data on research subjects via review of patient charts, imaging, etc. and maintenance of databases
- Preparing research protocols/applications (IRB, IACUC, HIPAA, etc)
- Preparing grant proposals
- Identifying, consenting, and acting as a resource for study participants
- Assisting with lab work, possibly including cadaver dissections
- Data analysis and the writing or editing of posters, abstracts, or scientific papers
- Creating presentations for orthopaedic conferences
- Preparation of textbook chapters
- Overseeing and training the Research Aide
Opportunities:
- Working in an internationally recognized orthopaedic trauma department
- Co-authorship on articles published in national medical journals
- Attending orthopaedic conferences and case presentations
- Continued development of rigorous research methods and critical reasoning
- Observing patient evaluations during weekly orthopaedic trauma clinic
- Observing orthopaedic surgery cases in the OR
- Unparalleled exposure to cutting-edge clinical and laboratory-based research, patient care, diagnostic imaging, and the inner workings of a high volume orthopaedic practice
Start date:
- Early June 2012
This is a full-time salaried position with benefits. A minimum one year time commitment is required; two years preferred.
Interested candidates should email
