Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Nutrition and Neurology

About the role

The Brain Nutrition Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Nutrition and Neurology to accelerate scientific discovery in brain health through nutritional metabolism research.

Key Responsibilities

• Data-driven research: Utilize rich datasets including dietary and lifestyle factors, biospecimens (blood, CSF), neuroimaging biomarkers, and post-mortem brain tissue to uncover mechanisms linking diet and metabolism to brain health.
• Longitudinal and statistical analysis: Acquire skills in conducting biomarker guided longitudinal analyses of brain health outcomes using advanced methods including disease incidence modeling and dimension reduction on exposure/outcome measures in nutritional neuroscience.
• Scientific communication: Prepare technical reports and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and contribute to grant proposals with robust preliminary findings to compete for federal, foundation, and industry funding.

Qualifications

• Required Skills & Experience:
  • Doctoral-level training (PhD, MD, ScD, ND or equivalent) in nutrition, neuroscience, nutritional epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, neurology, or nutritional biochemistry/biology, including human investigation experience as evidenced by publications.
  • Evidence of research and publication productivity in peer-reviewed settings, and an aspiration to advance original research on nutritional metabolism impacting cognition and overall brain health.
  • Valuable assets: Experience in research on brain aging, Alzheimer’s or cerebrovascular diseases; independence in longitudinal statistical analysis; success in participant recruitment; and early funding accomplishments.
• Education: Doctoral degree in relevant areas (nutritional epidemiology, medicine, nutritional biochemistry/biology), with demonstrated research output in human investigations.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $70,000-$71,750.