SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Research Physiologist from 5/1/2010 through 4/30/2011
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
- ZIP Code
- 10468-3904
- Solicitation Number
- VA24310RQ0448
- Response Due
- 6/25/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2010
- Point of Contact
- Latonga Coney
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work: SOW: The incumbent will be a research physiologist with expertise in physiologic mechanisms associated with exercise and cerebral blood flow. The incumbent will contribute to the research program of the War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC) by designing research projects and writing grants to support those projects. This individual will work as a principal investigator 40 hours per week and is the equivalent of (1) fulltime employee. Major Duties Clinical Care of Veterans: Supervise vestibular evaluations and ensure the technicians are appropriately trained and qualified. Summarize the results of vestibular evaluations in a standardized format for inclusion in CPRS and the summary statement to the patient. Assist in any evaluations of performance of cardiovascular and other fitness testing by exercise technician or other staff by setting standards for performance. Assist clinicians in the interpretation of the findings of the cardiovascular fitness assessment and assist them in summarizing in a standardized format for inclusion in CPRS and the complete summary. Participate in clinical team meetings to discuss vestibular and exercise evaluation findings and recommendations on an as-needed basis. Research Duties: The incumbent will design, carry out, obtain funding and write for publication the results of original experiments on exercise, cerebral blood flow, and vestibular function in veterans. To do this, he will seek funding at the national level and, when such funding is received, he will design experiments, collect and analyze data and prepare said data for publication in the scientific literature. As part of this effort, his duties will include recruitment, training and supervision of support personnel as well as overseeing and solving problems reported to him by research support staff. The incumbent will have educational duties, which will be both formal and informal. The informal duties will be to teach technical methods to research support personnel, and to other VA researchers. Formal duties will be to participate in his home department at New Jersey Medical School to provide graduate level teaching. In addition, the incumbent will provide as needed teaching for WRIISC and other post-doctoral Fellows as needed in the WRIISC. The incumbent communicates with research patients, writes grants, conducts studies, and completes all regulatory requirements as needed to conduct research within this VA. This will require familiarity with grant guidelines and objectives in addition to the ability to evaluate individual needs of patients. It will also require knowledge of local VA Institutional Review Board, Research and Development Committee and VA Central Office of Research and Development (ORD) requirements. Sound judgment is required to ensure safety and well being of patients at all times. Strong interpersonal skills are required for assessing, instructing and motivating patients. Highly developed organizational skills are required for accurate and complete record keeping. Sets forth the experimental designs, experimental criteria and guidelines for the scientific and technical activities within his own laboratory group. Prepares proposals that meet peer review process requirements for funding for projects within the research areas cited above. Develops project presentations, budgets and resource allocations for proposed projects. Monitors the budget allocations of awarded research grants. Prepares in-depth background and management information for review by the facility's research committee for these research programs and maintains approval records and implements committee advisements in the regulatory documents. Performs a variety of administrative duties to maintain specialized databases and implement studies. Oversees study screeners who evaluate candidates for human research studies and other personnel who oversee data collection. Assigns identified human and animal subjects to study condition groups. Designs the study records to be used by research technicians for data collection. Manages implementation, control and reporting on research tests by research technicians. Oversees and manages data collection and monitoring protocols for complex research studies. Trains technical staff in physiological recordings and behavioral testing required for any particular study. Monitors whether the proper administration of tests and measurements required by project design are being conducted by the research staff. Receives collected data from research staff, and utilizes descriptive and inferential statistics to derive conclusions. Identifies test results and trends requiring further analysis. Maintains data records, prepares in-depth statistical reports to be presented in the peer-review public forum. Performs oral and written dissemination of research program and current results in the form of national and international conventions and publications in peer-reviewed research journals. Assures research compliance with all research data collected, analyzed, and disseminated for public review. Responsible for the overall direction and coordination of these research programs, attaining the proposed goals of each research program, completing all continuing reviews of these research programs as well as the creation of subsequent research programs. Responds to inquiries from the field regarding scientific/technical issues and reviews peer research as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous scientific journals and when requested, serves on the editorial board of scientific journals.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: EAST ORANGE CAMPUS;VA NEW JERSEY;HEALTHCARE SYSTEM;385 TREMONT AVENUE;EAST ORANGE, NJ
- Zip Code: 07018-1023
- Zip Code: 07018-1023
- Record
- SN02181509-W 20100620/100618234309-e90945260e270ee99ab3e95823d09223 (fbodaily.com)
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