Positions vacant Hawn Postdoctoral Fellow
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| Date Posted | April 07 2008 |
| Job Description | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF SYMPTOM RESEARCH, is seeking applicants for a one-year (renewable for a second year) postdoctoral fellowship that is part of a broad research program of understanding and treating the symptoms related to cancer and its therapy. These symptoms include pain, fatigue, emotional distress, appetite loss, and sleep disturbance. A special emphasis of Department of Symptom Research programs is to reduce or prevent the symptom distress of patients undergoing aggressive therapies for their cancers. Current studies are examining the contribution of inflammatory dysregulation to symptom expression, and clinical trials to examine the effects of modulating inflammation as a treatment approach. The Department of Symptom Research has several studies funded by the National Cancer Institute and collaborative studies with groups of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists. For more information and a description of the Hawn Fellowship, please see our website: www.mdanderson.org/departments/prg. Qualifications for this full-time position include a doctoral degree in psychology, public health, or one of the social sciences. Successful candidates will be expected to be familiar with the management and analysis of large data sets of biologic and subjective report data, to help manage large, funded clinical trials with biobehavioral outcomes, and/or to develop and validate subjective-report instruments (patient-reported outcomes) and determine how they perform longitudinally. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is located within the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. M. D. Anderson is ranked by postdoctoral fellows among the top five workplaces in the United States. The Scientist magazine released the results of its annual Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey in its March issue. At No. 5 on the list is M. D. Anderson, which occupied the top spot in 2007. Houston is a dynamic, multicultural city with a very affordable cost of living. M. D. Anderson is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at M. D. Anderson are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment. |
| Company Information |
The Univesity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 221 Houston, 77030 Website: http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/prg |
| How to Apply | Send cover letter, curriculum vitae and professional reference list by
email to: tjamison@mdanderson.org or mail documents to: Charles S. Cleeland, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Symptom Research The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 221 Houston, Texas 77030 USA |
| Email Resume To | tjamison@mdanderson.org |
| Contact Info |
Terri Jamison, RN, BSN Contact Phone: 713-745-0877 Contact Email: tjamison@mdanderson.org |
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