Postdoctoral Research Scientist

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.

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.