Postdoctoral Fellow, Driver Lab

Primary responsibilities

Research design & execution

• Lead and support study activities for ongoing and new projects in TBI/concussion rehabilitation (e.g., pragmatic trials, behavioral/lifestyle interventions, telehealth-delivered programs).

• Develop and refine protocols, manuals of procedures, and study workflows; contribute to intervention adaptation for brain injury populations.

• Coordinate with clinical stakeholders, study staff, and collaborating sites to ensure consistent and high-quality implementation.

Data & analysis

• Oversee data quality processes (data cleaning, codebooks, monitoring, documentation).

• Conduct quantitative analyses (and/or mixed methods analyses, depending on background).

• Contribute to interpretation of results and translation into actionable clinical/research insights.

Scholarly writing & dissemination

• Prepare and submit manuscripts as first author and co-author.

• Present findings at internal forums and national conferences.

• Contribute to grant proposals (NIH/PCORI/foundation submissions), including drafting aims, methods, analysis plans, and dissemination/implementation approaches.

Mentorship & team science

• Provide day-to-day mentorship to research staff and trainees as appropriate.

• Participate in lab meetings, center activities, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

• Contribute to the academic/research community through teaching, peer review, and service opportunities aligned with the fellow's goals.

Key projects/areas the fellow may contribute to (examples)

• Lifestyle/behavioral interventions tailored for people living with TBI and/or stroke.

• Telehealth/mobile delivery models to increase reach and engagement.

• Implementation science approaches to improve adoption, fidelity, and sustainability in real clinical/community settings.

• Concussion recovery and education initiatives and pragmatic outcome studies.

Required qualifications

• PhD, ScD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree in a relevant field (e.g., Rehabilitation Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Health Services Research, Kinesiology/Exercise Science, Biostatistics, or related discipline).

• Demonstrated research experience in one or more of: brain injury/concussion, rehabilitation, behavioral interventions, clinical trials, implementation science, outcomes research.

• Strong record/potential for peer-reviewed publications.

• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary clinical research environment.

Preferred qualifications (nice-to-have)

• Experience with pragmatic trials, multi-site studies, or stakeholder-engaged research.

• Experience with digital health/telehealth intervention delivery and evaluation.

• Facility with statistical programming (e.g., R, Python, SAS, Stata) and reproducible workflows.

• Familiarity with implementation frameworks (e.g., RE-AIM, CFIR, Proctor outcomes) and/or mixed methods.

• Background in community-based exercise/health promotion research in rehabilitation populations.

What we offer

• Close mentorship and sponsorship for career development (papers, grants, conference presentations).

• Opportunities to lead analyses and first-author manuscripts.

• Collaboration within a high-impact rehabilitation hospital environment and a growing brain injury research center.

• Exposure to clinical operations and real-world implementation-ideal preparation for academic, health system, industry, or policy careers.

How to apply

Interested candidates should submit:

• CV

• Cover letter describing research interests and fit with brain injury/concussion rehabilitation research

• Writing sample (first-author manuscript preferred)

• Contact information for 2-3 references

Supervising PI: Simon Driver, PhD