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Post Doc Fellow – Internal Medicine (Physical Activity & Weight Management)

August 27, 2025

**Job Description**
The Postdoctoral Fellow will support the Community Health Improvement Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (CHIP-ID), a research initiative focused on improving health, wellness, and quality of life for individuals with intellectual disabilities, particularly those with Down syndrome. This NIH-funded program integrates research, clinical practice, and training to develop and implement evidence-based health promotion strategies. The Fellow will contribute to research projects by coordinating study protocols, collecting and analyzing data, preparing manuscripts and grant materials, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of clinical and research staff on applied and translational research.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Experience with physical activity, dietary assessment, and body composition measures.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• Experience in funded research projects and clinical trials, peer-reviewed publications and presentations.

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Doctorate (Conferred) in any specialization appropriate to health promotion in individuals with intellectual disabilities such as exercise physiology, exercise behavior, psychology, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, neurology and aging science, disability-related health sciences, etc.

**Experience**
Other:
• Experience with physical activity, dietary assessment, and body composition measures.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• Experience in funded research projects and clinical trials, peer-reviewed publications and presentations.

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Experience
Other: • Experience with physical activity, dietary assessment, and body composition measures. • Experience working with individuals with disabilities. • Experience in funded research projects and clinical trials, peer-reviewed publications and presentations.
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Full-time, Research Job
Salary
Annual Salary: $58,656.00 - $80,000.00 Benefits: Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance; includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions; employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, accrues upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment. Retirement program with generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
Details
Full-time
School / Department / Center / Lab
• SOM KC Internal Medicine - Weight Management • KU Weight Management • Division of Physical Activity and Weight Management • Community Health Improvement Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (CHIP-ID)
Supervisor Email
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University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)
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