Postdoctoral Researcher

• →We are seeking an exceptionally motivated, creative, and collaborative scientist who is excited about understanding the biological mechanisms underlying depression and translating basic discoveries into clinically meaningful insights.
• →The candidate will investigate how early life adverse events interact with novel hippocampal gene expression based polygenic scores to increase risk for hippocampal dysfunction and depression development in 2 human longitudinal cohorts. They will work in a collaborative research environment and take a leading role on the day-to-day execution of the project, guided by Dr. van Dijk. The day to day work will largely consist of analysis of already existing data sets, although side projects could include new data acquisition.
• →Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including neuroscientists, statisticians, genomics and epidemiology researchers
• →Literature review of the topic.
• →Genomic analyses across mouse and human big data sets, including Weighted Gene Correlation Network Analysis on RNA sequencing data from mouse and human postmortem data and polygenic score calculation in large human cohorts.
• →(Secondary) analysis of neuroimaging markers with respect to genetic and environmental risk factors and depression development.
• →Data analysis and interpretation.
• →Mentorship of students and staff.
• →The candidate will be expected to present data in oral and written format (e.g. presentation at scientific meetings, manuscript preparation for publication.)
• →The postdoc is expected to be able to work on a flexible schedule, dependent on deadlines.

• PhD or MD/PhD with graduate degree in neuroscience, epidemiology, psychology, genomics, bioinformatics or related discipline.
• Strong statistical and/or computational skills: a minimum of (2) years working with R, Python or similar data analytic software

• Proficiency or significant experience with one or more the following: neuroimaging analysis, statistical genomics and/or bioinformatics including experience with analysis of RNA sequencing data.
• A collaborative, curious, and highly organized work ethic.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.