Postdoctoral Associate in Health Informatics: The Department of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, located in New York City, is seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Postdoctoral Associate in the Division of Health Informatics, specializing in mental health informatics. Under the supervision of Dr. Yunyu Xiao, the successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge research in social determinants of health and suicide prevention, utilizing expertise in health informatics, computational psychiatry, and data science. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary researchers and receive mentorship for developing an independent research career.
Designation: Postdoctoral Associate
Research Area: Mental Health Informatics, with a focus on social determinants of health and suicide prevention.
Location: Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Ph.D. in health informatics, computational psychiatry, public health, health policy, health services research, economics, biostatistics, or related fields.
- Significant experience in data science techniques, particularly machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, data mining, and spatial network methods.
- Strong interest in mental health and substance use.
- Expertise in programming with Python and/or R.
- Strong communication and presentation skills in English.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Experience analyzing large administrative data such as survey data, electronic health records, and insurance claims.
Job Description: The Postdoctoral Associate will:
- Develop and apply data analytics, including machine learning, deep learning, and statistical techniques, to healthcare data, surveys, and social determinants of health data.
- Participate in designing and executing research studies aimed at improving healthcare outcomes and clinical research.
- Collaborate with researchers and faculty members to publish research results in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
- Communicate research findings to the scientific community through conference presentations.
- Assist in the preparation of grant proposals and other funding applications.
Qualifications: The successful applicant should have a Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent in relevant fields and a strong track record of significant research accomplishments, including publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Strong working experience with electronic health records and insurance claims data, and programming with Stata/SAS, Python, or R is required. Excellent teamwork, oral and written communication skills are essential.
Salary Range: $75,000-$85,000 per annum, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
How to Apply: Interested applicants should submit:
- A letter of interest highlighting research interests and career goals.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Two writing samples.
- Reference letters or names of three professional references.
Please submit application materials to: Dr. Yunyu Xiao Email: yux4008@med.cornell.edu Department of Population Health Sciences Weill Cornell Medical College
Last Date for Apply: Until the position is filled.
