Postdoctoral Fellow — Pain & SUD Data Science Research

International Association for the Study of Pain; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University’s Pain Division invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship spanning pain science, substance use disorders, and data science at the intersection of these fields.

The program supports elective coursework, seminars, and an integrated research project with mentorship and grant-writing training, backed by an NIH T32 training grant. Fellows develop independence and contribute to team science.

Qualifications

• MD/PhD or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution.
• Candidates with NIH K/R grants or equivalent track record are welcome.
• Interest in applying data science to biomedical datasets and building ML pipelines, dashboards, or tools.

Responsibilities

• Acquire depth and expertise in pain and SUD neurobiology.
• Design and execute studies; formulate testable hypotheses.
• Present findings at national conferences and publish manuscripts.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Research methodology

Grant writing

Education

MD/PhD or equivalent doctoral degree

Tools

Web applications

Visualization dashboards

Machine learning pipelines

Job description

Stanford University’s Pain Division invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship spanning pain science, substance use disorders, and data science at the intersection of these fields.

The program supports elective coursework, seminars, and an integrated research project with mentorship and grant-writing training, backed by an NIH T32 training grant. Fellows develop independence and contribute to team science.