Post-Doctoral Fellow

Child Mind Institute • New York, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Center for Data Analytics, Innovation, and Rigor (DAIR Center), you will lead the development of machine learning models and conduct advanced data analyses, with a focus digital journaling, survey, cognitive, biometric, and/or multimodal data types. You will be primarily responsible for designing, documenting, and conducting experiments that evaluate meaningful signals of mental health derived from multimodal data sources, developing analytical models to evaluate validity of these signals, and publishing findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Requirements

• PhD in Neuroscience, Psychology, Engineering, Computer Science or similar domain.
• 4+ years of experience in data analysis and data science fundamentals (e.g., algorithms, data structures, data visualization, machine learning), preferably in a clinical or research setting.
• 4+ years of experience including education in at least one scientific programming language (e.g., Python/R, Matlab) and related toolboxes or frameworks (e.g., Tidyverse, Scipy, Sklearn, Polars, Pytorch) is required.
• 2+ years of experience including education working in a Linux environment, using version control systems (e.g., GitHub), and software virtualization platforms (e.g., Docker).
• 2+ years of practical experience designing and developing ML and NLP technologies using ML and NLP toolchains (e.g., pytorch, tensorflow, SpaCy, HuggingFace, NLTK.)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of research studies involving complex analytical workflows including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model development, scientific analyses, data visualization, and validation.
• Develop reproducible, scalable, well-documented code and pipelines suitable for high-performance computing ecosystems, with version control through GitHub or equivalent repositories.
• Apply both pre-trained and custom-made machine learning models and data manipulation pipelines to research and clinical contexts, ensuring the responsible handling of sensitive data.
• Write, submit, and publish research findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals, present findings at conferences, and contribute to the preparation of grant proposals and funding applications.
• Mentor and provide guidance to graduate students, research assistants, and junior team members on research methodologies and data analysis techniques.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams to define project objectives, establish timelines, monitor progress, and ensure successful completion of research milestones while contributing to the intellectual direction of the team through participation in research planning meetings and strategic discussions.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• 401(k)
• paid parental leave
• dependent care
• discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree