RESEARCH FELLOW

Title: RESEARCH FELLOW


Employee Type: Fellows


Department: Neurosurgery


Campus Location: NEUROSURGERY


Job Summary/Basic Functions


The Neuro-Oncology Research Fellowship is a mentored, doctoral-level research training experience designed to prepare fellows for careers in academic neuro-oncology, neuroscience, oncology, and clinical or translational research. The fellowship provides progressive experience in designing, conducting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating clinical and translational research involving tumors of the central nervous system.

The fellow will work under the primary mentorship of Dr. Yazmin Odia, in collaboration with multidisciplinary investigators and research personnel at LSU Health New Orleans and the LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center. Training will be individualized according to the fellow's prior research experience, professional goals, and intended emphasis in clinical research, translational research, or an integrated clinical-translational pathway. Under faculty mentorship, the fellow will participate in the development and execution of neuro-oncology research projects, including formulation of research questions and hypotheses, literature review, study design, data collection and management, quantitative analysis, interpretation of findings, and preparation of scientific abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. Depending on the fellow's individualized pathway, activities may also include clinical-trial methodology, human-subject research, clinical databases and outcomes analysis, biomarker and biospecimen-based research, and integrated clinical-translational investigation. The fellowship emphasizes progressive development toward greater independence in scientific reasoning, research methodology, quantitative analysis, responsible conduct of research, scientific communication, and scholarly productivity. The fellow will participate in regular mentorship meetings and multidisciplinary scientific activities and will be expected to contribute to presentations and peer-reviewed scholarly work during the fellowship.


Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: PhD or MD


Other Education if applicable: or equivalent doctoral degree


Required Field of Study: Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences, or another field relevant to neuro-oncology, cancer research, or clinical/translational research


Type of experience required to perform the job: Prior research experience obtained during doctoral, medical, residency, or equivalent training, with exposure to clinical, translational, biomedical, neuroscience, oncology, or related research. Foundational experience with scientific literature review, research methodology, data interpretation, and scientific communication is expected.


Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education: PhD or MD


Other Education if applicable: Equivalent doctoral-level professional or research degree in a biomedical or health-sciences discipline relevant to neuro-oncology research.


Preferred Discipline: Neuroscience, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Oncology/Cancer Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Translational Science, Clinical Research, or a closely related discipline.


Preferred Experience: Experience in clinical or translational neuroscience and/or oncology research, particularly CNS tumors; human-subject research; retrospective or prospective clinical studies; clinical databases; quantitative/statistical analysis; biomarker or biospecimen-based research; clinical trials; manuscript preparation; scientific presentations; and/or peer-reviewed publications. Experience working in multidisciplinary research teams is also preferred.


Additional Information About Our School/Department


Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave, and14 paid holidays per year. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits


Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits