Data Scientist/Computational Biologist Postdoctoral Position

The Wyss-Coray Lab at Stanford University is pleased to announce the opening of a data scientist/computational biologist postdoctoral position who will join the new Bioinformatics Group in the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) program. The Wyss-Coray research team studies brain aging and neurodegeneration with a focus on age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. The lab is part of a collaborative effort to generate a deep phenotyping database of all participants at the Stanford ADRC. To this end, the latest cutting edge proteomic and cytomic tools will be used in combination with genetics to phenotype participants of the Stanford ADRC. The postdoc will be responsible for managing and analyzing large volumes of clinical, neuropsychological, genetic, imaging, tissue biomarker, and associated research data. This is a three-year position starting November 15th, 2018

Websites: 

http://web.stanford.edu/group/twclab/cgi-bin/

https://med.stanford.edu/adrc/data.html

Please submit cover letter, CV and 2 letters of recommendation to Kathleen Dickey, kdickey@stanford.edu, by November 1^st, 2018.

Location

Stanford University School of Medicine

Open Date

May 11, 2018

Description

The Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine is searching for a child neurologist or neuroscientist to be appointed at the Assistant, Associate Professor or full Professor level in the University Tenure Line (UTL), Medical Center Line (MCL) or Non-tenure Line Research (NTLR), depending on qualifications. Desirable applicants would bring expertise in translational, bioinformatics, or clinical investigational child neurology.

• The predominant criterion for appointment in the UTL is a major commitment to research and teaching.
• The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the MCL shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.
• The major criterion for appointment for faculty in the NTLR is evidence of high-level performance as a researcher for whose special knowledge a programmatic need exists.
   

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to interact across the wide range of clinical, translational and basic science programs offered at Stanford.

Responsibilities will include clinical, translational or bioinformatics research and scholarship in child neurology, and teaching of medical and graduate students, residents and postdoctoral fellows. The position requires a commitment to scholarly work and could include a plan for clinical or laboratory-based investigation. Necessary qualifications include a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD, and, if appropriate, Board certification or eligibility from the ABPN (with Special Competence in Child Neurology), eligibility for a California medical license, and suitable clinical, teaching and scholarship experience. A track record of obtaining intra- and extramural grants is desirable.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, candidate statement (no longer than three pages) describing research and teaching activities and interests, and names of three references to:

Dr. Lawrence Steinman, Search Committee Chair

apply.interfolio.com/50765

Accepting applications until November 15, 2018

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Location

Stanford University School of Medicine

Open Date

May 22, 2018

Description

The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine is searching for a neurologist or neuroscientist to be appointed at the Assistant, Associate Professor or full Professor level in the University Tenure Line (UTL), Medical Center Line (MCL) or Non-tenure Line Research (NTLR), depending on qualifications. Desirable applicants would bring expertise in translational research in neurology, especially in the areas of informatics, data sciences, biomedical neuroimaging as well as traditional wet laboratory approaches.

• The predominant criterion for appointment in the UTL is a major commitment to research and teaching.
• The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the MCL shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.
• The major criterion for appointment for faculty in the NTLR is evidence of high-level performance as a researcher for whose special knowledge a programmatic need exists.
   

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to interact across the wide range of clinical, translational and basic science programs offered at Stanford.

Responsibilities will include clinical or translational research and scholarship, and teaching of medical and other graduate students, residents and clinical fellows. The position requires a commitment to scholarly work and could include a plan for translational investigation. Necessary qualifications include a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD, and, if appropriate, Board certification or eligibility from the ABPN, eligibility for a California medical license, and suitable clinical, teaching and scholarship experience. A track record of obtaining intra- and extramural grants is desirable.

Applicants should send a brief cover letter, curriculum vitae, candidate statement (no longer than three pages) describing research and teaching activities and interests, and names of three references using the link:

Dr. Katrin Andreasson, Search Committee Chair

apply.interfolio.com/50940

Accepting applications until November 30, 2018

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.