GIS Post Doctoral Fellow

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Postdoctoral Fellow, you will engage in laboratory, translational, or clinical research under the direct guidance of a faculty member.

Every day, you will develop skills essential for your success as an independent investigator, including conducting experiments, analyzing data, and contributing to scientific discourse and publications.

Success in this role requires strong scientific curiosity, a rigorous research approach, a commitment to learning, and the ambition for leadership in your field.

The Barrow Neuro Analytics Center (BNAC) is a data science-focused research facility led by Dr. Brad Racette and co‑directed by Dr. Chia‑Ling Phuah. BNAC aims to harness the power of big data to advance understanding of neurological diseases and develop new treatments. The 11,000‑square‑foot state‑of‑the‑art dry laboratory space is located in the Park Central Bioscience hub adjacent to the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) and Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Health Sciences campus.

BNAC houses the Racette Laboratory and Criswell Laboratory, which together comprise the Neuroepidemiology Research Program. The program focuses on epidemiologic studies to elucidate risk factors for neurodegenerative disease, with emphasis on environmental and occupational risk factors, neurotoxicants, and cognitive impairment. We employ a variety of research methods, including field‑based epidemiology, advanced neuroimaging, and administrative data studies across three continents.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team. Engages in laboratory, translational, or clinical research under the direction and guidance of a faculty member, developing skills necessary for success as an independent investigator.

• Aspires to excellence in work quality and quantity.
• Shows growth technically and intellectually.
• Contributes to mentor‑directed research.
• Develops skills in a research and/or clinical specialty.
• Demonstrates potential to launch an extramurally‑funded research program.
• Brings added value to the collective skill set in the mentor’s group.
• Develops problem solving skills in technical and conceptual components of project execution.

• Ph.D., post‑baccalaureate M.D. or
  
  D.Sc. degree or equivalent in a relevant field of endeavor.
• Research experience leading to doctoral degree.
• Laboratory or clinical research at the post‑baccalaureate level with an interest in a faculty member’s line of study.
• Familiar with basic computer, mathematical, scientific, reasoning, and oral and written communication skills as appropriate.
• Laboratory or clinical technical and/or interpersonal skills as appropriate.

• Education doctoral degree in a relevant field of endeavor.
• Beyond minimum required, experience writing research reports concerning own work and familiarity with a biomedical discipline.
• Technical and/or conceptual expertise in a relevant field.

Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC), Phoenix, AZ. The hospital is a 571‑bed nonprofit founded by the Sisters of Mercy over 125 years ago and is associated with the Barrow Neurological Institute and other specialty institutes.