Human Movement Scientist-Research - #252525

Children’s Health Andrews Institute

Human Movement Scientist-Research

Job Title & Specialty Area: Human Movement Scientist- Research

Department: Andrews Institute

Location: Children's Medical Center Plano-Andrews Institute Specialty Center 2

Address: 7211 Preston Rd. Plano, TX 75024

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Job Type: On-Site

General Description

Children’s Health Andrews Institute (CHAI) is recruiting for a Human Movement Scientist (Research-focus) to join its Sports Science and Research Laboratory. The Human Movement Scientist will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing research efforts of the Sports Science and Research Laboratory (SSRL) and developing an agenda that is consistent with the mission of CHAI.

CHAI is a comprehensive orthopedic and sports medicine facility consisting of orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, concussion, sports rehabilitation performance, and sports science. As a fully integrated medical center our services provide a continuum of care from initial evaluation to return to performance with collaborative strategies across our different departments including our partnership with EXOS and external organizations.

The SSRL contributes to the overall mission of Children’s Health- “Make Life Better for Children through three pillars of effort- research (ACL, concussion, female youth athlete, patellar instability, upper extremity), sports science (youth to professional athletes), and return to performance (ACL, patellar instability, upper extremity).

Specific Responsibilities

• Contribute to currently active research efforts (data collection, processing, analysis, dissemination)
• Create an interdisciplinary research agenda that reflects the patient or athlete populations of CHAI
• Reinforce collection, methods, and consistency (i.e., validity and reliability) across research projects
• Engage in organizational problem-solving effort
• Present research findings at professional conferences
• Publish manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals
• Collaborate with sports rehabilitation, sports performance, and sports science to develop clinically-relevant strategies for their patients and athletes based on study findings
• Collaborate with orthopaedic surgery, sports rehabilitation, sports performance, and sports science to develop and implement new projects
• Mentor and supervise interns, trainees, and junior support staff
• Present research findings at professional conferences
• Publish manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals
  
  

Candidate Qualifications

The candidate will have a history of the following preferred:

• Experience working with injured and healthy athletes in clinical or sport environment
• Experience with human subjects research
• Experience writing abstracts, manuscripts, grants
  
  

The candidate will have a history of the following desired:

• Experience with motion analysis
• Experience conducting longitudinal testing
• Experience with database management
• Experience with programming (R, MATLAB, Python)
• Experience with advanced statistical analyses
  
  

How You’ll Be Successful:

Work Experience

• At least one year of professional research experience related to orthopaedic surgery, sports medicine, concussion, rehabilitation, performance, or sports science preferred.
  
  

EDUCATION

• Graduate degree in physical therapy, athletic training, exercise physiology, biomechanics, or sports science required.
  
  

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care For You

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.