Postdoc in Perioperative Neuro-Sleep Data Science

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to advance translational sleep and circadian neuroscience within perioperative care. The role merges neuroscience, data science, and clinical research in surgical populations.

The fellow will lead advanced analytics, develop actigraphy/EEG protocols, and integrate multimodal data to understand delirium and cognitive outcomes, while mentoring staff and disseminating findings through publications and

Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience, Biostatistics, Biomedical engineering, Data Science, Nursing, Epidemiology or related field.
• Strong programming in R; MATLAB and/or Python; SAS and/or SPSS preferred.
• Expertise in advanced statistics (mixed-effects, longitudinal, survival, causal inference).
• Peer‑reviewed publications in neuroscience, sleep or data science.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex analyses and predictive modeling of perioperative datasets.
• Design protocols for actigraphy and EEG data collection and processing.
• Perform time-series analyses of sleep and circadian disruptions in surgical populations.
• Integrate multimodal data (clinical, biomarker, neurocognitive) for analyses.
• Mentor junior researchers and contribute to grants and manuscripts.
• Present findings at national/international conferences.

Skills

R (required) programming

MATLAB

Python

SAS

SPSS

mixed-effects modeling

longitudinal analyses

causal inference

data visualization

scientific writing

oral communication

REDCap

neuroimaging data

Education

PhD in Neuroscience or related quantitative field

Tools

R

MATLAB

Python

SAS

SPSS

REDCap

Job description

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to advance translational sleep and circadian neuroscience within perioperative care. The role merges neuroscience, data science, and clinical research in surgical populations.

The fellow will lead advanced analytics, develop actigraphy/EEG protocols, and integrate multimodal data to understand delirium and cognitive outcomes, while mentoring staff and disseminating findings through publications and