Job Details
Job Title: Postdoctoral Scholar (Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases) Medicine
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 62712
Department
College of Medicine, Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases
Responsibilities
- Utilize linked clinical datasets to examine relationships between genetic variation and health outcomes.
- Conduct literature review and evidence extraction to support gene-and variant-level curation for neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Contribute to data organization and quality control for curated gene lists, variant datasets, and phenotype annotations.
- Assist with database updates, including incorporation of new evidence and verification of existing entries.
- Participate in manuscript preparation, including drafting assigned sections, figure/table development, and reference management.
- Support grant-related activities, such as literature synthesis, preliminary data compilation, and methods documentation.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members (e.g., genetics, bioinformatics, clinical collaborators) and attend project meetings.
- Follow established standards for data rigor, reproducibility, and documentation.
- Mentor trainees or students as appropriate on discrete tasks, under senior guidance.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. (or equivalent doctoral degree) in genetics, genomics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, neuroscience, public health, or a related field conferred within the last five years.
- Strong foundation in human genetics or genomics or related scientific field.
- Proficiency in data analysis and statistical or computational tools (e.g., R, Python, SQL, or equivalent).
- Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature and synthesize findings across genetics and clinical domains.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience contributing to manuscripts, abstracts, or reports.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary research team.
- Familiarity with data privacy, ethics, and governance requirements for human health and genetic data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience working with health record–derived clinical data (e.g., EHRs, data registries, or longitudinal clinical datasets).
- Experience with phenotypic data curation and harmonization, including diagnosis codes, clinical measures, or structured health outcomes.
- Experience conducting genotype–phenotype association or correlation analyses, including handling phenotypic heterogeneity.
- Exposure to longitudinal outcome analyses using clinical data.
- Experience supporting or contributing to NIH-funded research, including preliminary data generation or grant writing.
- Demonstrated interest in translational or clinically oriented genetic research.
- Prior mentoring of students or trainees on data analysis or curation tasks.
Contact Info
Janelle Stanton, Ph.D.
University Information
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!
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How To Apply
If qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://jobs.fsu.edu. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years, and education details even if attaching a resume.
Considerations
This is an OPS/temporary job.
Based on the duties, this position may require completion of a criminal history background check.
This is a full-time role.
This position is being advertised as open until filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity
FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Organization
Working at Florida State University
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital.
Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.
Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character.
Epitomized by recently named Rhodes Scholars Garrett Johnson and Myron Rolle — elite athletes and scholars committed to public service — and Joseph O'Shea — a campus and community leader as well as a top scholar — Florida State's 40,000 students are dedicated to academic excellence and providing leadership in our complex world.
Florida State University's 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.
With its impressive breadth of leading graduate, professional and undergraduate programs, Florida State University is a demanding, intellectually stimulating, yet warm and caring environment for students and faculty. Recognized nationally for its commitment to diversity, Florida State University is a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates. Its College of Medicine and College of Law are ranked in the nation's Top 10 for Hispanic students.
Florida State University's arts programs — dance, film, music and theatre — rank among the finest in the world, offering an arts education comparable to leading conservatories. Its creative writing program is ranked among the nation's best and is home to the most consistently honored and published student body in the United States. Florida State is responsible for governance of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and associated arts programs, one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.
Other programs consistently included in the top public university list include physics, chemistry, political science, psychology, criminology, public administration, library science, information, human sciences, business and law.
At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs draw on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional disciplines, including neuroscience, molecular biophysics, computational science, materials science and research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—home to the world's most powerful magnets.
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