Postdoc: Heart-Brain AI for Cognitive Biomarkers

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in heart-brain research to join a multidisciplinary program focused on digital biomarkers for cognitive aging and neurodegenerative disorders. This onsite, Monday–Friday 8–5 role offers mentored training and opportunities to publish.

The role will lead projects addressing AI-driven biomarker discovery, multimodal data analyses, and translational implementation, with mentorship in study design, machine learning,

Qualifications

• MD or PhD in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.
• PhD in Neuroscience, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Engineering, Computational Linguistics, Biostatistics, or a related field.
• First-author peer-reviewed publications.
• Grant-writing experience and career development.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent research projects on digital biomarkers for cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
• Develop research questions and test hypotheses using multimodal clinical, imaging, biomarker, and behavioral data.
• Design analyses evaluating the utility, validity, and generalizability of AI-derived biomarkers.
• Contribute to new research directions and future studies.
• Develop and evaluate machine learning, computer vision, and multimodal AI approaches using voice, speech, language, OCT, and OCTA data.
• Apply supervised, unsupervised, and foundation-model approaches to classification, prediction, phenotyping, and biomarker discovery.
• Integrate clinical, cognitive, biomarker, neuroimaging, demographic, and longitudinal datasets into multimodal analyses.
• Participate in structured mentoring and career development activities.
• Receive training in advanced statistical methods, responsible AI, reproducible science, research ethics, and translational research.
• Develop skills in grant writing, study design, scientific leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Create an individualized professional development plan with mentoring committee guidance.
• Prepare manuscripts as lead or co-author for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
• Present findings at local, national, and international scientific meetings.
• Contribute to progress reports, grant applications, and scientific presentations.
• Communicate research findings to scientific and clinical audiences.
• Collaborate with clinicians, imaging specialists, speech researchers, epidemiologists, statisticians, engineers, and data scientists.
• Develop reproducible computational workflows and maintain rigorous documentation practices.
• Support collaborative projects while maintaining high standards for reproducibility, transparency, and scientific rigor.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

AI/ML

Multimodal data

Research leadership

Grant writing

Team collaboration

Education

MD or PhD in Basic Science, Health Science, or related field

PhD in Neuroscience, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Engineering, Computational Linguistics, Biostatistics, or related field

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in heart-brain research to join a multidisciplinary program focused on digital biomarkers for cognitive aging and neurodegenerative disorders. This onsite, Monday–Friday 8–5 role offers mentored training and opportunities to publish.

The role will lead projects addressing AI-driven biomarker discovery, multimodal data analyses, and translational implementation, with mentorship in study design, machine learning,