"Postdoctoral Research Scientist"

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Posted: 12-May-25

Location: New York, NY

Categories: Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 167040

The Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is seeking experienced candidates for a position as a postdoctoral research fellow focused on managing a national study looking at recovery after life-threatening cardiac conditions. This position will be in Dr. Sachin Agarwal’s NeuroCardiac Program within Neurology. The fellow will be able to contribute to an NIH-funded study, POST-ICECAP, investigating the role of in-hospital factors, rehabilitation, and social determinants of health for long-term recovery outcomes in patients who have survived acute medical events (e.g., cardiac arrest). The candidate will work with methodologies related to in-person and remote assessments of cognition, emotion, neurological recovery, and quality of life. The position entails working on publications related to recently completed projects and ongoing data collection and management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate participant enrollment efforts, direct contact with site coordinators, assessing participants, and all study-related procedures.
• Able to learn and administer neuropsychological testing and provide supervision to other research assistants across US.
• The candidate will also be responsible for data management and coordination of Research Center patient visits, maintenance of spreadsheets, organizing meetings, making phone calls to participants, efforts to retain participants and recruit new ones, community outreach efforts, and other administrative duties as assigned.
• Supervision as well as direct participation in subject forms management, data entry, and data cleaning, in close coordination with other cores.
• Other duties as assigned, including coordination and supervision of other projects under the direction of the PI as relates to cardiac arrest survivorship.
• The work will require on-call responsibilities, which will occasionally include calls on nights and weekends. There is a general expectation for on-site work of approximately 4-5 days/week.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or PhD required.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education plus a minimum of three (3) years of related research experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.

Other Required Qualifications

• English and Spanish fluency.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work on different tasks at once and be highly organized.
• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision, working on assigned timelines to meet study goals and objectives
• Attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate records
• Strong self-motivation
• Strong general computing skills and interest in generative artificial intelligence

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.