Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Thomas Robinson

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor First name:

Thomas

Faculty Sponsor Last Name:

Robinson

Other Mentor(s) if Applicable:

Carol Dweck, Geoffrey Cohen, Greg Walton, Manisha Desai, Anna Grummon

Stanford Departments and Centers:

Pediatrics

Postdoc Appointment Term:

Initial appointment is 1 year with the expected renewal after the first year for an additional 1-4 years by mutual agreement.

Appointment Start Date:

As soon as possible

Group or Departmental Website:

https://med.stanford.edu/solutions.html

How to Submit Application Materials:

Please submit application materials to sally.mccarthy@stanford.edu with the subject line: postdoc application--childhood obesity

Does this position pay above the required minimum?:

No. The expected base pay for this position is the Stanford University required minimum for all postdoctoral scholars appointed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The FY25 minimum is $76,383.

The Stanford Solutions Science Lab is seeking a highly-motivated postdoctoral scholar to lead a large-scale, community-based, clinical trial of behavioral treatment for childhood obesity. The Solutions Science Lab designs transdisciplinary, community-based programs to improve the health of children and their families and evaluates them in real world clinical trials.

The postdoctoral scholar will lead a large-scale, community-based, clinical trial of behavioral treatment for children with obesity and their families. This position provides an outstanding opportunity to build unique and deep experience and expertise in designing, implementing and evaluating large-scale, real-world clinical trials, in a mentored setting, and preparing for a successful independent academic career. It includes protocol design and implementation for all aspects of the trial, participant recruitment, informed consent and enrollment, data collection and quality, face-to-face and online intervention delivery, participant retention, adverse events monitoring and reporting, statistical analysis, scientific presentations, and manuscripts publication. The interventions include cutting-edge behavioral and social psychological approaches, and the position includes interdisciplinary mentoring from internationally-recognized leaders childhood obesity, social psychology, measuring environmental, social, psychological, behavioral and physical health factors, statistical analysis of clinical trials, and all aspects of project leadership. This position will also include collaboration and supervision of project staff.

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. or equivalent in a social science or related field
Formal research training and experience during doctoral studies
Ability to work under deadlines with guidance and feedback
Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to complete detailed work accurately
Effective oral and written communication skills
Highly creative, rigorous, collegial and a great team player
Experience and/or interest and enthusiasm in leading clinical or behavioral research, particularly with children and families
Motivation to learn state-of-the-art methods and approaches for clinical trials
Enthusiasm to improve the health of children and families
Bilingual Spanish and English proficiency desired but not required

Required Application Materials:

Curriculum vitae (biographical sketch) that includes details on your: education and training to date, a bibliography of any publications, names of 3 references who may be contacted, and your visa status (if applicable)
A brief cover letter describing motivation and fit for the position and current research interests and longer-term goals (maximum 1-2 pages).