January 14, 2025
Neuro-Memory and Aging
Full Time
Req Number:
83314BR
The Rabinovici Laboratory (RabLab) at UCSF is hiring a full-time Data Analyst to aid in processing, managing, and analyzing data for ongoing neuroimaging studies that aim to improve the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and basic understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and other incurable neurodegenerative diseases that cause dementia in 50 million worldwide; a number that is expected to triple by 2050 in the absence of effective therapies. We use a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cutting-edge radiolabeled ligands (injected intravenously and imaged with positron emission tomography, or PET) to study the structural and molecular features of neurodegenerative disease in living patients. Our team works closely with physicians and scientists across multiple disciplines to learn how the brain changes in dementia versus healthy aging, to validate PET tracers against pathology detected at autopsy, to compare brain imaging measures to genetic and environmental risk factors for dementia, to study relations between in vivo pathology and cognitive decline or behavioral changes, and to associate PET and MRI measures of dementia to blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers.
The Data Analyst is a junior-level, post-baccalaureate research position that is closely integrated with nearly all aspects of our research program. Key responsibilities include: (1) organizing and processing multimodal neuroimaging data using established pipelines, (2) performing data quality checks and resolving problems as they come up, (3) researching and implementing new data processing and analysis techniques, (4) assisting neurologists in providing PET imaging results to dementia patients and their caregivers, (5) responding to data requests and fulfilling collaborative commitments with other research labs within and outside UCSF, (6) performing statistical analyses, creating publication-quality figures, and assisting in writing methods and results for publication, and (7) working closely with clinical research fellows, postdoctoral scholars, senior scientists, and faculty on their research projects and grants. We prefer a minimum 2-year commitment, with many Data Analysts moving on to top graduate programs and medical schools.
Although not a strict job requirement, Data Analysts are often given opportunities to develop their own research projects that they can submit to present at international scientific conferences and write for publication in peer-reviewed journals. These projects are undertaken voluntarily and in addition to regular job responsibilities, and they usually begin after at least 8-12 months of on-the-job experience, as there is a ramping-up period for learning and contributing efficiently to key responsibilities outlined above.
The Data Analyst is a junior-level, post-baccalaureate research position that is closely integrated with nearly all aspects of our research program. Key responsibilities include: (1) organizing and processing multimodal neuroimaging data using established pipelines, (2) performing data quality checks and resolving problems as they come up, (3) researching and implementing new data processing and analysis techniques, (4) assisting neurologists in providing PET imaging results to dementia patients and their caregivers, (5) responding to data requests and fulfilling collaborative commitments with other research labs within and outside UCSF, (6) performing statistical analyses, creating publication-quality figures, and assisting in writing methods and results for publication, and (7) working closely with clinical research fellows, postdoctoral scholars, senior scientists, and faculty on their research projects and grants. We prefer a minimum 2-year commitment, with many Data Analysts moving on to top graduate programs and medical schools.
Although not a strict job requirement, Data Analysts are often given opportunities to develop their own research projects that they can submit to present at international scientific conferences and write for publication in peer-reviewed journals. These projects are undertaken voluntarily and in addition to regular job responsibilities, and they usually begin after at least 8-12 months of on-the-job experience, as there is a ramping-up period for learning and contributing efficiently to key responsibilities outlined above.
The salary range for this position is $33.38 - $71.79 (Hourly Rate).
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