Fully Funded Postdoc: Brain Imaging for Precision Psychiatry

Stanford PMHW; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford PMHW is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to develop and apply neuroimaging‑informed biotype trials for precision medicine in depression. The focus is functional MRI to identify brain circuit biotypes that guide personalized treatment across depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.

The role includes coordinating a priority study with fMRI, behavioral and symptom assessments before, during, and after treatment, encompassing pharmacotherapy, neuromodulation, and MDMA‑assisted

Qualifications

• PhD or MD/PhD in a field relevant to functional neuroimaging and data analysis.
• Extensive experience with functional MRI including resting and task fMRI; proficient with NIfTI data and volume-based analyses.
• Strong motivation to pursue research integrating fMRI, behavioral and symptom measures for brain circuit biotypes.

Responsibilities

• Scientific Coordination: lead primary outcomes of the priority project and collaborate with coordinators and postdocs.
• Analyses and Publications: drive analyses and first-author manuscripts; contribute to method development and cross-project publications.

Skills

Neuroimaging

Data analysis

First-author pubs

Interdisciplinary

Programming (R/Python)

Education

PhD or MD/PhD

Tools

SPM

Python

R

NIfTI Data

Job description

Stanford PMHW is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to develop and apply neuroimaging‑informed biotype trials for precision medicine in depression. The focus is functional MRI to identify brain circuit biotypes that guide personalized treatment across depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.

The role includes coordinating a priority study with fMRI, behavioral and symptom assessments before, during, and after treatment, encompassing pharmacotherapy, neuromodulation, and MDMA‑assisted