The Clinical Research Branch (CRB) of the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) seeks a highly motivated physician with interest in health disparities research to work as a Staff Clinician for an ongoing longitudinal epidemiologic study.  The Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study (HANDLS) is a multidisciplinary, community-based, prospective longitudinal epidemiologic study examining the influences of race and socioeconomic status (SES) on the development of age-related health disparities among socioeconomically diverse African Americans and whites in Baltimore.  This study will assess over a 20-year period physical parameters as well as evaluate genetic, biologic, demographic, psychosocial, and psychophysiological parameters of African American and white participants in higher and lower SES groups.  It also employs novel research tools, mobile medical research vehicles, in hopes of improving participation rates and retention among non-traditional research participants.   

Principal duties include serving as a co-investigator of the HANDLS study and as one of the mobile medical research vehicle physicians responsible for performing research related physical assessments on research participants, communicating clinical findings to participants, and publishing clinical research data.  The ideal candidate will have excellent clinical judgment, interest in building a career in clinical research as well as the appropriate education and training background to maintain licensure and credentialing consistent with Maryland State law and the policies of the NIH and the NIA.

Minimal qualifications include an M.D. degree, board eligibility/board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Practice and demonstrated relevant clinical and clinical research experience.  Additional information about the study is available at http://handls.nih.gov additional information about the NIA IRP is available at: http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov.

Salary is commensurate with research experience and accomplishments, and a full Civil service package of benefits (including retirement, health, life and long term care insurance, Thrift Savings Plan participation, etc.) is available.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interest, bibliography, and three letters of recommendation to: Peggy Grothe, Intramural Program Specialist; Office of the Scientific Director (Box 09); Vacancy # IRP-09-05; National Institute on Aging, 251 Bayview Blvd., Suite 100 Room 04C232, Baltimore, MD  21224. Position will remain open until filled; however, the application review process will begin June 1, 2009.