Postdoc: Robotic Liver Surgery & Education Platform

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a multidisciplinary program focused on robotic liver surgery, robotics in transplantation, and surgical innovation. You will engage in clinical research, outcomes studies, and educational scholarship, creating a web-based multimedia platform for teaching surgeons, trainees, and patients.

The role emphasizes collaboration with surgeons, engineers, videographers, and software developers to produce

Qualifications

• MD with completion of at least 3 years of a general surgery residency.
• Experience in clinical research, scientific writing, and statistical analysis.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills; ability to mentor students and residents.
• Interest in hepatobiliary surgery, abdominal transplantation, robotic surgery, or medical innovation.
• Experience with multimedia content creation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct clinical and translational research projects in robotic liver surgery and transplantation.
• Develop research projects from conception through IRB submission and publication.
• Analyze institutional and national datasets and present findings at meetings.
• Collaborate to create a multimedia educational website for robotic liver surgery.
• Curate operative videos, illustrations, animations, and educational content.

Skills

Research design

Statistical analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Mentorship

Education

MD with surgical residency

Tools

Video editing software

Web development

Graphic design software

AI-assisted educational tools

Job description

Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a multidisciplinary program focused on robotic liver surgery, robotics in transplantation, and surgical innovation. You will engage in clinical research, outcomes studies, and educational scholarship, creating a web-based multimedia platform for teaching surgeons, trainees, and patients.

The role emphasizes collaboration with surgeons, engineers, videographers, and software developers to produce