Postdoctoral Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY

Type: Full-Time
Salary: 65000/Yearly
Posted: 05/21/2025
Category: Public and Environmental Health; +1

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to help carry out NIH-funded projects investigating modifiable factors for cognitive aging and dementia. The successful candidate will be under supervisions of Drs. Richard Lipton, M.D. (NIH/NIA AG003949, “Einstein Aging Study”), and Jinshil Hyun, Ph.D. (NIH/NIA R00AG080126, “Neighborhood characteristics, GPS-based activity space, and cognitive health”) and will be involved in these projects. The role involves interdisciplinary collaboration and offers extensive opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities:

• Management, processing, and analysis of intensive longitudinal data
• Preparation of high-quality manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
• Presentation of research findings at national and international scientific conferences
• Active participation in interdisciplinary research groups, including collaboration across epidemiology, psychology, neurology, biostatistics, and public health

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Recent or anticipated PhD (or equivalent degree) in Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology, Gerontology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Neurology, or related fields
• Excellent analytic and data management skills using statistical software (e.g., SAS, R, Python)
• Demonstrated strong writing and communication skills
• Research interest in cognitive aging, and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Preferred Qualifications (one or more of the following):

• Experience in spatial analysis and GIS software (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, etc.)
• Research background in psychosocial and behavioral determinants of cognitive aging and dementia
• Interest in genetics, neuroimaging, biomarkers of aging and dementia
• Expertise in handling and analyzing large-scale, intensive datasets (e.g., ecological momentary assessment, passive monitoring technologies)
• Familiarity with longitudinal modeling techniques or advanced statistical methods

The Einstein base minimum salary for postdoctoral positions is $65,000. For a complete list of the postdoctoral salary ranges, please visit our website: https://www.einsteinmed.edu/research/belfer-institute/postdoctoral-policies/

The salary for this position exceeds the guidelines set by the NIH, ensuring competitive compensation.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Einstein seeks candidates whose skills and personal and professional experience have prepared them to contribute to our campus and the communities we serve.

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