Postdoctoral Researcher - CITRIS Health Initiative - CITRIS

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CITRIS Health at UC Berkeley invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance digital health care, health tech innovation, and AI in health across campus, industry, and government partners. The role focuses on research, manuscript preparation, and grant development in collaboration with a diverse team.

The successful candidate will publish in top journals, engage with international colleagues, and contribute to ongoing projects linking health technology with real-world practice at

Qualifications

• PhD in health informatics or related field.
• Experience applying AI in healthcare settings.
• Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications.

Responsibilities

• Participate in research and preparation of manuscripts for publication related to digital health AI and rural health transformation.
• Contribute to grant writing and development of research proposals.
• Conduct independent and applied research in digital health care adoption, clinical informatics, AI in health, or technology-enabled health system transformation.
• Publish findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Engage with national and international research collaborators.
• Participate in weekly team meetings, seminars and scholarly activities at CITRIS Health UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

Skills

Research methods

Grant writing

AI in health

Academic writing

Education

PhD in health informatics or related field

Tools

Python

R

Jupyter

Job description

CITRIS Health at the University of California, Berkeley explores technology innovations to improve health outcomes and access for all. The CITRIS Health initiative brings researchers, technologists and innovators together across campuses, industry and government sectors, and countries to share their best ideas and craft innovative solutions to society’s most pressing health problems, such as healthy aging and uneven, inequitable access to care. Information technology research has untapped potential to improve health and quality of life at both individual and population health levels. Through its projects and programs, CITRIS Health accelerates these changes by shortening the pipeline between world-class health technology and its translation into everyday practice. As more of these technology-based solutions are tested, deployed and scaled up, our society will see the results in improved and equitable health care outcomes, consistent quality of care and streamlined costs.

CITRIS Health is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Researcher. The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge projects focused on digital health care, health tech innovation, the health care workforce, and the development, application and evaluation of innovative AI technologies in health settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in research and preparation of manuscripts for publication related to ongoing research human centered health AI and technology-enabled rural health transformation.
• Contribute to grant writing and development of research proposals.
• Conduct independent and applied research in at least one of the following:
  • Digital health care adoption and engagement
  • Clinical informatics or clinical-translational data science.
  • Artificial intelligence in health or public health
  • Technology-enabled health and healthcare system transformation
• Publish findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Engage with national research collaborators and international colleagues in Europe and Asia.
• Participate in weekly team meetings, seminars, and other scholarly activities at CITRIS Health in UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

CITRIS Health Initiative

https://health.citris-uc.org/

Labor Contract

https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html