CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

College Station, TX, USFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Manage and support externally funded occupational health research projects characterizing work-related exposures and their relationships with adverse health outcomes using bioinstrumentation and wearable sensors.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Academic Research)

Builds

Research protocols, data collection/analysis, manuscripts, and conference proceedings

Domain

Environmental and Occupational Health / Biomechanics

Deliverable

research

Required skills

PhD in Environmental/Occupational Health/Biomechanics/Industrial Engineering, 3D motion capture systems, biomechanical modeling, machine learning, deep learning, programming, data analysis

Preferred skills

3 years+ lab experience, survey data collection, computer vision, IMU-based motion capture

Technologies

Optitrack, Xense, OpenSim, Visual 3D, Anybody, IMUs, force plates, load cells

Responsibilities

Manage funded research projects (field and lab), establish data collection/analysis protocols, train research staff and students, develop research proposals, disseminate results via papers/presentations, coordinate projects with PIs, lead weekly meetings, provide administrative oversight (budget, IRB, procurement), mentor students

Seniority

Postdoctoral (Early-career IC)