Post-doctoral Research Associate in Intergenerational Stress, Psychopathology and
Inflammation: Washington University in St. Louis
Candidates are being considered for an NIH-funded full-time postdoctoral position in the
labs of Drs. Ryan Bogdan
(
http://bogdanlab.com/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A…)
and Thomas Oltmanns
(
https://sites.wustl.edu/spanlab/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/ur…)
within the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in
St. Louis.
The person who fills this position will become part of a team working on a longitudinal
study of three generations (anticipated N>5000) focused on the intergenerational
transmission of stress, psychopathology, biomarkers (e.g., inflammation – both basal
fasting and ex vivo LPS stimulated), and health disparities. The study will extend data
collection with a sample of participants (N=1,630), that has already been studied for 12
years (since 2007).
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in psychology or a related field and excellent
organizational, analytic, writing, and interpersonal skills as well as research experience
in psychopathology, stress, personality, development, and/or biomarkers (e.g.,
inflammation). Coding skills and knowledge and experience with advanced statistical
techniques, such as MLM, SEM, growth curve modeling, and survival analysis, are highly
desirable. We want someone who is comfortable working as part of a team and learning new
techniques independently to advance science.
Duties will include data management, analysis, and manuscript preparation. She or he will
also be responsible for cleaning, sense-checking, and combining data from numerous sources
to form data sets. The research associate will have opportunities to provide mentorship
and collaborate with doctoral students and to supervise undergraduate research projects.
Preliminary data are available across 3 generations with 12 years of data from 1,630 first
generation participants (including longitudinal assessments of inflammation). These data
would be available for research questions immediately as new data continue to be
collected.
Additional opportunities are also available: 1) development of additional grants (e.g.,
F32, K Award, R grants), and 2) pursuing additional training and/or research (e.g.,
neuroimaging and genetics).
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is
filled, with an ideal employment start in summer or fall of 2019. To apply for the
position please send a CV and statement of research interests to Ryan Bogdan
(rbogdan@wustl.edu<mailto:rbogdan@wustl.edu>). Washington University is an
Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities,
economically disadvantaged and persons with disabilities to apply.
Thank you for considering our position! Please feel free to pass this posting on to others
who may be interested.
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Ryan Bogdan, PhD
Associate Professor
BRAIN Lab
Room 453B
Campus Box 1125, Psychology Bldg.
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Website:
bogdanlab.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bogdan…
Email: bogdan.ryan@gmail.com<mailto:bogdan.ryan@gmail.com>
Phone:(617) 407-5645
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