Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-13400-375

Responsibilities

Details of Research Project: The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will participate in various projects, including but not limited to the following topics: dyadic and multi-agent interactions, social learning and decision-making, social belief inference, affective experiences, socioemotional well-being.

Technical Duties: (include any protocols)

• Developing and running studies
• Developing computational cognitive models
• Programming in Python
• Running analyses on behavioral and/or neural data
• Writing results in publications

Qualifications

Educational and other Requirements for the position:

• PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Electrical or Biomedical Engineering, or other related fields
• Evidence of high-impact peer-reviewed publications in any of the areas above
• Organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Computational skills (e.g., prior coursework in mathematics, programming in Python, computational modeling)
• Strong interests in social computational neuroscience, behavioral economics, and/or computational psychiatry
• Experience Required
• Experience with neural data collection and/or analysis (e.g., fMRI, intracranial EEG)
• Experience with computational modeling (e.g., Bayesian inference, reinforcement learning)
• Experience with large-online and/or in-person behavioral data collection
• Computer science/IT skills

Goals/Outcomes Of The Research Project

Collecting data for ongoing funded projects (e.g., DP5) Pilot data for lab grants (e.g., R01, R21)

Employer Description

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

About The Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Compensation

The salary range for the role is $72,500 - $80,000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.