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What Does A Postdoc Research Associate Do At Oregon Health & Science University

* Designing and conducting research on spatio-temporal modeling and machine learning approaches to explore and learn from large scale medical imaging data.
* Contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and methods to visualize data.
* Incorporating existing and novel segmentation, feature extraction, quantitative analysis, and classification strategies for aid in diagnosis and the prediction of retinal disease outcomes.
* Publishing and presenting results in top-level journals and conferences.
* Analyzing research data and provide interpretation.
* Contributing to the development of research documentation for technique reports and grant applications.
* Providing direction and guidance to students as needed

What Does A Postdoc Research Associate Do At Cedars-Sinai

* Cedars
* Sinai Medical Center, a state-of-the-art 900+ bed tertiary acute care academic medical center is committed to excellence in compassionate patient care, research and community programs to improve the lives of our patients.
* The posted position is available in the laboratory of Dr.
* Sandra Orsulic.
* The successful candidate will be able to develop and complete projects that include:
* the roles of fibroblasts and immune infiltrates in cancer progression
* therapies targeting fibrosis in the cancer microenvironment
* cancer biomarkers
* studies of the ovarian pre-cancer niche
* Additional research in the Orsulic lab can be found at https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Research/Research
* Labs/Orsulic
* Lab
* Applicants must have a PhD and/or MD and be less than two years since degree completion.
* Must have evidence of peer-reviewed publications

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How To Become A Postdoc Research Associate

Medical scientists typically have a Ph.D., usually in biology or a related life science. Some medical scientists get a medical degree instead of a Ph.D., but prefer doing research to practicing as a physician.

Education

Students planning careers as medical scientists typically pursue a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field. Undergraduate students benefit from taking a broad range of classes, including life sciences, physical sciences, and math. Students also typically take courses that develop communication and writing skills, because they must learn to write grants effectively and publish research findings.

After students have completed their undergraduate studies, they typically enter Ph.D. programs. Dual-degree programs are available that pair a Ph.D. with a range of specialized medical degrees. A few degree programs that are commonly paired with Ph.D. studies are Medical Doctor (M.D.), Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). Whereas Ph.D. studies focus on research methods, such as project design and data interpretation, students in dual-degree programs learn both the clinical skills needed to be a physician and the research skills needed to be a scientist.

Graduate programs emphasize both laboratory work and original research. These programs offer prospective medical scientists the opportunity to develop their experiments and, sometimes, to supervise undergraduates. Ph.D. programs culminate in a thesis that the candidate presents before a committee of professors. Students may specialize in a particular field, such as gerontology, neurology, or cancer.

Those who go to medical school spend most of the first 2 years in labs and classrooms, taking courses such as anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, microbiology, pathology, medical ethics, and medical law. They also learn how to record medical histories, examine patients, and diagnose illnesses. They may be required to participate in residency programs, meeting the same requirements that physicians and surgeons have to fulfill.

Medical scientists often continue their education with postdoctoral work. Postdoctoral work provides additional and more independent lab experience, including experience in specific processes and techniques such as gene splicing, which is transferable to other research projects.

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations

Medical scientists primarily conduct research and typically do not need licenses or certifications. However, those who administer drugs, gene therapy, or otherwise practice medicine on patients in clinical trials or a private practice need a license to practice as a physician.

Important Qualities

Communication skills. Communication is critical, because medical scientists must be able to explain their conclusions. In addition, medical scientists write grant proposals, because grants often are required to fund their research.

Critical-thinking skills. Medical scientists must use their expertise to determine the best method for solving a specific research question.

Data-analysis skills. Medical scientists use statistical techniques, so that they can properly quantify and analyze health research questions.

Decisionmaking skills. Medical scientists must determine what research questions to ask, how best to investigate the questions, and what data will best answer the questions.

Observation skills. Medical scientists conduct experiments that require precise observation of samples and other health data. Any mistake could lead to inconclusive or misleading results.

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Postdoc Research Associate Career Paths

Postdoc Research Associate

Senior Scientist Program Manager Senior Manager

Director Of Analytics

13 Yearsyrs

Research Scientist Senior Scientist

Principal Scientist

12 Yearsyrs

Research Associate Project Manager Senior Project Manager

Project Director

8 Yearsyrs

Senior Scientist Project Manager Product Manager

Research And Development Technician

6 Yearsyrs

Research Associate Chemist

Senior Chemist

7 Yearsyrs

Research Scientist Assistant Professor

Senior Scientist

9 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Research Biochemist 4.9 years
Associate Research Scientist 3.8 years
Senior Research Associate 3.7 years
Research Laboratory Manager 3.6 years
Graduate Research Fellow 3.2 years
PHD-Research Assistant 3.2 years
Graduate Research Associate 3.2 years
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant 3.1 years
Postdoc Research Associate 3.0 years
Senior Research Fellow 2.9 years
Research Associate R & D 2.8 years
Associate Research Specialist 2.8 years
Postdoctoral Research Scientist 2.8 years
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2.7 years
Postdoctoral Associate 2.5 years
Postdoctoral Research Assistant 2.4 years
Graduate Research Student 2.2 years
Research Assistant/Technician 2.2 years
Research Assistant 1.7 years
Chemistry Research Assistant 1.4 years
Student Research Assistant 1.2 years

Top Careers Before Postdoc Research Associate

Research Assistant 30.2%
Teaching Assistant 13.6%
Graduate Research Assistant 9.4%
Internship 5.5%
Research Associate 4.3%
Graduate Student Assistant 3.8%
Assistant Professor 3.4%
Fellow 3.4%
Lecturer 3.0%
Research Engineer 3.0%
Graduate Researcher 2.6%
Research Scientist 2.6%
Research Fellow 2.6%
Instructor 2.1%
Researcher 2.1%
Research And Development Internship 1.7%
Postdoctoral Research Associate 1.7%
Research Internship 1.7%
Scientist 1.7%
Process Engineer 1.7%

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Postdoc Research Associate Demographics

Gender

Unknown
65.6%
Male
25.3%
Female
9.1%

Ethnicity

Asian
80.4%
White
16.0%
Hispanic or Latino
1.9%
Unknown
1.3%
Black or African American
0.3%

Languages Spoken

Chinese
46.2%
Japanese
15.4%
Mandarin
15.4%
Vietnamese
7.7%
French
7.7%
Spanish
7.7%

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Postdoc Research Associate Education

Schools

Iowa State University
14.1%
Texas A&M University
12.5%
North Carolina State University
9.4%
The Academy
7.8%
Washington State University
6.3%
University of California - Davis
4.7%
Cornell University
4.7%
State University of New York Stony Brook
4.7%
Rice University
3.1%
University of Florida
3.1%
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3.1%
University of Washington
3.1%
University of Chicago
3.1%
Duke University
3.1%
University of Missouri - Columbia
3.1%
University of Iowa
3.1%
University of Vermont
3.1%
University of Maryland - College Park
3.1%
Brigham Young University
3.1%
Louisiana State University and A&M College
1.6%

Majors

Chemistry 19.7%
Physics 9.2%
Mechanical Engineering 7.0%
Materials Science And Engineering 7.0%
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology 6.3%
Chemical Engineering 5.6%
Electrical Engineering 5.6%
Biology 4.2%
Computer Science 4.2%
Microbiology 3.5%
Materials Sciences 3.5%
Statistics 2.8%
Geology 2.8%
Biomedical Engineering 2.8%
Computer Engineering 2.8%
Environmental Science 2.8%
Plastics Engineering 2.8%
Civil Engineering 2.8%
Genetics 2.1%
Mathematics 2.1%

Degrees

Doctorate
81.2%
Masters
10.5%
Other
6.1%
Certificate
1.7%
Bachelors
0.6%

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Real Postdoc Research Associate Salaries

Job Title	Company	Location	Start Date	Salary
Postdoc Research Associate Nuclear Data Specialist	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Nov 18, 2014	$83,016
Postdoc Research Asso. In Climate Dynamics and Variability	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Oct 07, 2016	$78,280
Postdoc Research Asso. In Climate Dynamics and Variability	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Jul 10, 2016	$78,280
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	Aug 04, 2014	$77,800 - $86,100
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	May 23, 2016	$77,300 - $87,700
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	Nov 10, 2016	$77,300 - $87,700
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	Oct 11, 2016	$77,300 - $87,700
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	Aug 29, 2016	$77,300 - $87,700
Postdoc Research Asso. In Climate Dynamics and Variability	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Nov 14, 2014	$76,000
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	May 27, 2014	$75,900 - $86,100
Postdoc Research Assoc-Vhtr Advanced Micro Analy	Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC	Idaho Falls, ID	Jan 05, 2015	$75,000
Postdoc Research Associate	AAT Bioquest, Inc.	Sunnyvale, CA	Aug 01, 2015	$75,000
Postdoc Research Associate	Los Alamos National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	Apr 16, 2012	$74,610 - $84,400
Postdoc Research Associate	Gemological Institute of America (Gia)	New York, NY	Jun 01, 2015	$64,000
Postdoc Research Associate	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Aug 06, 2015	$63,433
Postdoc Research Assoc Theory of Novel Heterostruc	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Jan 22, 2015	$63,000
Postdoc Research Associate Organic Optoelectronics	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Jan 01, 2015	$63,000
Postdoc Research Assoc Theory of Novel Heterostructured Mate	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Jan 22, 2015	$63,000
Postdoc Research Associate Scanning Probe Microsco	Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	Nov 17, 2014	$63,000
Postdoc Research Associate	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	Aug 01, 2010	$62,400
Postdoc-Research Associate R3	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	Dec 24, 2012	$45,450
Postdoc Research Associate	Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ	Dec 15, 2015	$45,000
Postdoc-Research Associate	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	Dec 24, 2010	$45,000
Postdoc Research Assoc-Plant Science	South Dakota State University	Brookings, SD	Nov 02, 2016	$45,000
Postdoc Research Associate-Earth SCI, Physics	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, SD	Jan 11, 2012	$45,000
Postdoc-Research Associate	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	Dec 24, 2011	$45,000
Postdoc Associate	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Aug 31, 2015	$44,000
Postdoc Associate	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Jun 01, 2015	$43,597

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