Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States

Updated: about 9 hours ago
Location: Omaha, NEBRASKA
Job Type: FullTime

Requisition Details
GENERAL REQUISITION INFORMATION


EEO Statement:
UNMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Location Omaha, NE
Requisition Number: 2026 - 160
Department Neurological Sciences 50001975
Business Unit(College/Institute) College of Medicine
FTE:
100
Reg-Temp Full-Time Regular
Work Schedule As directed by supervisor
Requisition Category Research - Academic
Requisition Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Job Title/Academic Rank Postdoctoral Research Associate
Additional Requisition Title
Appointment Type A1 - REG OTHER ACAD SAL
Salary Range Salary Commensurate with Experience
Job/EEO Category Professional Non-Faculty (Includes Other Academic)
Job Requisition Begin Date 04/17/2026

Position Qualification


Position Summary
The Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) seeks a post-doctoral research associate that will work in the laboratory of Dr. David E. Warren (principal investigator/PI) with the PI and his research team to plan, develop, implement, and conduct research projects at UNMC. This includes ongoing NIH-funded research in developmental, aging, and neurological populations including healthy children, healthy older adults, and patients on the Alzheimer’s disease continuum. The PI’s lab uses cognitive neuroscience techniques including cognitive assessment, neuropsychology, psychophysical testing, eye-movement monitoring, structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and genomic assays. Duties involve research study design, participant recruitment, data collection, data analyses, and preparation of scholarly products. Scholarly products will include peer-reviewed publications, conference abstracts, extramural grant applications, progress reports, intramural institutional review board protocols, and other compliance reports as directed. Finally, the post-doc will also work as directed with collaborators at UNMCand other institutions.
Postdoctoral research associate will be expected to have strong scientific writing skills and excellent communication skills, good early track record of submitted or published peer-reviewed articles, exceptional organizational skills, ability to work as a team member, ability to advise and supervise more junior laboratory personnel, familiarity with standard office productivity software (e.g., MS Office), and ability to operate standard office equipment (copy machine, fax machine, multi-line phone).
Applications are being accepted on line at https://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/97497
Inquiries: David Warren, PhD at david.warren@unmc.edu
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. in an appropriate scientific field (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, bioinformatics)
Supplemental Qualifications
1. Proficiency in: experimental design, study implementation, and advanced applied statistics.
2. Experience with methods including: structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, eye-tracking, transcranial magnetic stimulation, genetic/genomic analyses, and/or other cognitive neuroscience techniques
3. Experience with populations including: typically-developing children and adolescents, healthy older adults, and/or neurological patients including individuals on the Alzheimer’s disease continuum.
4. Experience with UNIX-like and Windows operating systems.
5. Experience with programming in languages including Python, R, Julia, MATLAB, C, C++, etc.
6. Experience with development, implementation, and management of clinical/translational research protocols.
7. Broad technical competence; for example, capacity to troubleshoot specialized lab equipment in consultation with vendors.

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