Research Scientist

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Research Scientist.

As a Postdoctoral Fellow, you will contribute to an NIH-funded research program on womens brain health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine (RF1AG098531). This multidisciplinary project, led by Drs Erika Raven and Jelle Veraart, seeks to improve womens brain health by identifying why the menopause transition may increase risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimers disease. Using longitudinal neuroimaging, plasma proteomics, and detailed clinical assessments across multiple cohorts, the study examines how hormonal changes and menopausal hormone therapy influence brain aging and cognitive outcomes. The goal is to identify sex-specific biomarkers and risk profiles that support earlier detection, more precise prevention, and clinically meaningful strategies to protect womens health across midlife and aging.

Job Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will:

• • Develop and apply computational and statistical methods for analyzing multimodal biomedical data, including clinical, survey, multi-omics, and neuroimaging data.

• • Interpret and evaluate findings in close collaboration with clinicians, epidemiologists, and data scientists.

• • Contribute to study design, analytic strategy, and biomarker discovery efforts across multiple cohorts.

• • Lead and co-author manuscripts arising from the research and present findings at national and international scientific conferences.

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:
Join a vibrant community of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, engineers, basic scientists, and clinicians at one of the most dynamic academic medical centers in the world.
Engage in interdisciplinary collaborations with leading physicians and scientists across Radiology, Population Health, Endocrinology, and Gynecology at NYU Langone Health, an institution widely recognized for excellence in research, innovation, and patient care.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a MS degree and 2-4 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
We seek candidates who:
Hold a PhD degree, or expect to complete all degree requirements before the start date, in biomedical imaging, neuroscience, bioinformatics, data science, or a related field and demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing womens health research
Demonstrate a strong background in at least one of the following: neuroimaging analysis, -omics data analysis, computational modeling, or multimodal data integration.
Show evidence of scientific productivity and independence through publications and other scholarly output.
Are curious and collaborative, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Can provide two letters of reference.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $58,500.00 - $79,753.41 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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