The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (CKRI) is the largest provider of rehabilitation services in the State of Minnesota. The Courage Kenny Research Center (CKRC) partners with CKRI to answer complex questions that will ultimately enable people with a wide array of physical, cognitive, and/or emotional limitations to live full and satisfying lives. Research at CKRC is led by Senior Scientific Advisors who are subject matter experts in rehabilitation fields. CKRC is a key and integral member of several federal and state grant partnerships, and is well-positioned to continue to expand our reach. CKRC has particular growth opportunities in the area of neurorehabilitation (e.g., spinal cord injury) along with research relevant to the practice of physical or occupational therapy.
Principle Responsibilities
Grant writing and procure funding
Provide operational and scientific expertise for research process.
Partner with senior leadership to identify, design and initiate relevant studies.
Secure funding
Assume primary responsibility for compilation of supporting literature and substantial sections of written proposal.
Facilitate acquisition of supporting data for proposals.
Identify and match external funding sources with research agenda.
Study implementation
Serve as principal or co-investigator on studies.
Provide study specific training to the research team.
Provide oversight for all aspects of study implementation and regulatory compliance.
Study dissemination
Facilitate the dissemination of research findings via manuscript preparation, publication and presentation.
Lead manuscript submission teams.
Perform high level analytics required for manuscript development.
Develop study design
Refine study questions.
Lead or assist in the development of the proposed research design and methods.
Compare overall study plan/methodology with investigator team.
Accountable for the ethical conduct of research.
Other duties as assigned.
Additional Job Description
Hybrid - Occasional remote work, may vary week to week.
Primary location is Abbott Northwestern Minneapolis with possibility of work at our Golden Valley Courage Kenny site
Benefit eligible
Job Requirements
Master's degree in epidemiology, or related scientific discipline required or
Doctoral/Ph.D. level advanced degree in epidemiology or related scientific discipline highly preferred
Research background in Neurorehabilitation, with clinical experience in Occupational or Physical Therapy highly preferred
5 to 7 years Experience in measurement, epidemiology, or elated scientific discipline, required.
Health care related grant application research proposals, or general statistical methods and data analysis and reporting required.
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