Important Info
Please send your letter of interest, CV and references to Dr Miles Berger at mberger1@stanford.edu and to Ms Alondra Sanchez at salondra@stanford.edu
The bergerlab.stanford.edu is appointing! We're looking for a postdoc with a neuroscience/EEG analysis/strong stats background and a passionate interest in unraveling the links between postoperative delirium (which is the most common complication among older surgical patients), long term cognitive decline and dementia! Our lab uses a wide variety of techniques to understand the underlying brain mechanisms of postoperative delirium among older surgical patients, and to understand how the APOE4 allele alters the brain (and increases Alzheimer's risk) throughout the lifespan. See https://bergerlab.stanford.edu/research/ for more on our work.
We are also interested in understanding the brain mechanisms of increased brain anesthetic sensitivity among older adults (as measured by intraoperative EEG)- this pattern of increased anesthetic brain sensitivity is strongly linked to increased postoperative delirium risk, yet we understand very little about the changes in brain structure/function that underlie individual differences in anesthetic brain sensitivity among older adults (ie age >65). In this sense, we view anesthetic drugs as a neurophysiologic stress test for the aging brain- for more on this, see our review/White Paper on this topic- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37436580/
The expected base pay for this position is the Stanford University required minimum for all postdoctoral scholars appointed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The FY26 minimum is $76,383.
The successful applicant will have experience with EEG analysis, a strong statistical analysis background, excellent interpersonal skills, and strong scientific writing abilities. Since our work is multi-disciplinary, a successful applicant needs to be able to communicate with team members from a wide variety of scientific and clinical backgrounds- from anesthesiologists and surgeons to systems & cognitive neuroscientists and neuropsychologists, etc. This is an in-person position, so the successful applicants needs to be in the Bay Area (or able to relocate to the Bay Area this summer), and able to work in person at Stanford. We are located on Stanford's Medical Center campus, within the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.
The successful applicant will have a general understanding of both molecular/cellular and systems neuroscience, significant experience with EEG analysis (ie in MATLAB or the equivalent), a strong statistical analysis background, outstanding interpersonal skills, and excellent scientific writing skills. Since our work is multi-disciplinary, a successful applicant needs to be able to communicate effectively and respectfully with team members from a wide variety of scientific and clinical backgrounds- from anesthesiologists and surgeons to systems/cognitive neuroscientists and neuropsychologists, etc.
Please send a letter describing your interest in this position and your full CV, including the names and contact info (phone and email) for 3-4 references who know you well from a research setting. Its also helpful if you can send PDFs of 2-3 recent articles on which you were first or co-first author.