Research Scholar (Postdoctoral Fellowship)

About the role

The fellowship is associated with the Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (MIRECC; VISN 21) and affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Responsibilities

• Train fellows in bioinformatic concepts and computational methods.
• Generate novel approaches and tools to analyze AD/ADRD and brain health data.
• Drive an original research agenda.
• Collaborate with investigators and participate in didactic sessions.
• Work on large-scale datasets to address research questions including understanding risk and resilience factors of brain health, the AD/ADRD exposome across the life course, and mechanistic pathways of AD/ADRD development.

Requirements

• Potential areas of application include bioinformatics, big data, genetic epidemiology, prognostic models, and machine learning.
• A doctoral degree in epidemiology, statistical genetics, bioinformatics, biostatistics, computer science, data science or similar quantitative field.
• Experience in research related to Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) and Brain Health.

Qualifications

• Strong research experience and interests in cognitive aging and brain health.
• Skills in bioinformatics, big data, genetic epidemiology, prognostic models, and machine learning.
• Ability to work independently and contribute to an original research agenda.

Skills

• Proficiency in bioinformatics and computational methods.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and research question formulation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$68,640.00 - $79,639.96 per year.

Schedule

Not specified.