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Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate – Shireman Lab

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Medical Physiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want

The Postdoctoral Research Associate , under general supervision, works with a multidisciplinary team on clinical studies to develop aging in place technologies and to develop digital twin algorithms to assist clinicians in developing treatment plans for patients with chronic diseases. Analyzes complex sensor data, works with a multidisciplinary team to develop health digital twins and communicates data in the form of primary research articles, aides in grant writing, supervises graduate and undergraduate students and performs routine research duties as required.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s education and experience

Please Note: ​ This position is funded from grant and/or contract funding, which is renewed through provisions of the grantor of the contract. Therefore, this position is contingent upon continuation of funding from these grants and/or contracts, as well as satisfactory job performance

Special Note: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section .

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

+ Appropriate PhD in a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience with machine learning and deep neural network techniques.

+ Experience with wearable and sensors placed in the environment.

+ Knowledge of characteristics associated with mild cognitive impairment capturable with digital interfaces.

+ Experience with agentic large language models

+ Experience in artificial intelligence to develop the algorithms for digital twins

+ Experience with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques

+ Experience in cleaning and analyzing healthcare data

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Excellent verbal and written skills.

+ Presentation skills.

+ Analytical skills.

+ Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

+ Research and Data Analysis: Under general supervision conducts research into their field of expertise. Utilizes knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and expertise to complete research projects in their field of expertise. Assists with the preparation and cleaning of data. Engages with research participants. Works with study coordinator, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, graduate, undergraduate, and medical students. Develops and evaluates artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for sensor data. Analysis of digital pen data.

+ Manuscript and Grant Proposal Writing: Performs literature searches. Writes first drafts of manuscripts and revise based upon feedback. Assists with writing grant proposals.

+ Mentoring: May assist, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on research related to the project.

+ Presentations: Prepares presentation materials on research topic that may be presented to small and/or large groups. Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors. Analyzes data using artificial intelligence techniques. Develops user-interface design.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.