About the position
The Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Team Scientist at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Responsibilities include close engagement in research and/or educational missions of the Department and the Medical School. The successful candidate on this track is not expected to perform clinical work but is expected to contribute to our education and service missions. This includes providing consultation services to other research and clinical faculty on study design, advanced statistical and computational aspects of data analysis, and interpretation of the data. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for the development and advancement of an independent research program that complements the focus of our department and division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care.
Responsibilities
- Close engagement in research and/or educational missions of the Department and the Medical School.
- Providing consultation services to other research and clinical faculty on study design, advanced statistical and computational aspects of data analysis, and interpretation of the data.
- Development and advancement of an independent research program that complements the focus of our department and division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care.
Requirements
- A terminal degree (MD or PhD) and post-doctoral research experience in a relevant field, with a focus that intersects neurological and quantitative sciences.
- At least three years of experience at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher.
- Demonstrated experience in research in a medical school setting and in clinical translational research.
- A strong track record of scholarship in independent as well as collaborative research in vascular neurology and/or vascular physiology, in medical imaging and image analysis including Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound, and in machine learning for medical applications.
- Expertise in biostatistics, biomedical informatics, and other qualitative and quantitative research methodologies contributing to basic and clinical studies.
