Position Available

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

Sticht Center on Aging/the Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC

(posted 07/03/08)

Position: A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position (2-3 years) is available in Sticht Center on Aging/the Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine to study the effects of adiposity on metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other disease outcomes. 

Sticht Center is a nationally recognized center for multidisciplinary research in adiposity and its health impacts in the elderly.  The focus of Sticht Center’s wide-ranging NIH-funded research projects is on the translational integration of basic and clinical science.  Applicants must have received a Ph.D., an M.D., or a comparable doctoral degree in epidemiology or related fields from an accredited domestic or foreign institution.  The postdoctoral fellow will play a leading role in scientific presentations and manuscript writing in a NIH-funded grant, and will participate in the application of future NIH grant proposals. 

Salary is commensurate with experience according to NIH stipend levels. 

Send cover letter and curriculum vitae to: 

Dr. Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Director of the J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157 Telephone: 336-713-8548
FAX: 336-713-8588
Email: skritche@wfubmc.edu

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