Position Title: Research Fellow
Positions: 2
Duration: 1 year
Where: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL
When: Start time: May, 2025 (Approx) - May, 2026
This opening is for a one-year, paid position as the hip arthroscopy research fellow for Dr. Shane Nho at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush for the 2025-2026 academic year. This opportunity affords a unique experience in high volume orthopedic research and offers a full immersion into the field of academic orthopedics. There are two funded research fellow positions for the upcoming year.
Please note, we are unable to fund any international applicants at this time.
Strengths of the Position:
- Hip arthroscopy is an emerging field allowing for high volume publication
- Opportunity to work with a world-renowned hip arthroscopy surgeon and the co-director for the prestigious sports medicine fellowship at Rush
- Opportunity to present your research at national and international conferences
- Past fellows have matched at their top choices such as the Mayo Clinic, University of Utah, Wake Forest, among other great programs
As the research ‘point person’, the fellow is responsible for managing multiple (40+) projects involving a wide breadth of clinical, biomechanical, anatomic, and imaging studies. The fellow is also responsible for securing and maintaining IRB, HIPAA and Human Subjects protection policies to ensure ethical research practices and maintenance of patient confidentiality in a multicenter research setting. On-the-job training will be provided as necessary. This is a paid full-time position for the 2025-2026 academic year, beginning May, 2024 (start date negotiable).
Essential Job Functions:
Clinical Repository
The repository is a large and growing outcomes database that is the basis for the group’s many clinical research projects. It is critical for the fellow to actively maintain this prospectively collected hip arthroscopy surgical repository. Each week the fellow must add all surgical patients to the database and record preoperative and intra-operative data, as well as ensure that preoperative outcome forms are completed. Each week, the fellow must go through the database and obtain postoperative follow up on patients. This often requires calling patients making strong interpersonal skills an important part of the job. The fellow must also ensure that the IRB for the repository remains active.
Anatomic and Biomechanical Studies
These involve working with cadaveric hip specimens. The research fellow is responsible for ordering specimens and preparing them for anatomic dissection and biomechanics testing.
Imaging Studies
At Rush we are one of the leaders in 3D modeling for hip preservation surgery. The research fellow who coordinates our imaging studies is responsible for generation of these models through segmentation of advanced imaging and conducting our studies related to 3D modeling.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor‘s degree in health science related field
- Prior experience with research and statistical analysis (SPSS/R)
- Strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills
- Strong skills in various computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Office, electronic medical records systems, digital radiographic imaging systems and research databases
This is an exceptional opportunity ideally suited to 3rd and 4th year medical students interested in academic orthopedics. As hip arthroscopy is an emerging field, there are numerous opportunities to publish and present novel research at national and international conferences. While challenging, this position provides unparalleled exposure to a wide variety orthopedic research and the ability to increase competitiveness when applying for orthopedic surgery residency positions.
If interested please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following information:1. "Orthopedic Research Coordinator" in the subject line
2. CV (including clinical rotation grades, shelf exam scores, and STEP 1/2 scores if applicable)
3. Cover Letter (including your motivations for taking a year to do research)
4. Expected starting date
We aim to fill the position by mid-to-late January 2025. Please note, preference will be given to applicants who are able to start prior to May 15th, 2025.
Best,
Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
