Postdoctoral Fellow in Perinatal MRI, Fetal and Placental Imaging Analysis at NYU Langone Health NYU Langone Health in United States

NYU Langone Health is advertising a postdoctoral fellow position in perinatal MRI with Dr. Lanxin Ji, Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health. The lab focuses on early human brain development, maternal-fetal health, advanced neuroimaging, and deep learning approaches to imaging analysis.

The successful candidate will work on fetal and placental MRI, brain network analysis, and multimodal data integration using locally collected MRI cohorts and public datasets such as the developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP). Responsibilities include developing research questions, applying and optimizing computational methods, analyzing MRI data, preparing first-author manuscripts, presenting at conferences, and collaborating with interdisciplinary investigators in psychology, psychiatry, and computational neuroscience.

Preferred qualifications include a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in psychology, neuroscience, engineering, or a related field; experience with MRI data collection and processing; and programming skills in Python, R, or MATLAB. Research productivity, strong organization, and strong communication skills are also preferred.

The position is based at NYU Langone Health in New York, United States. The post states a salary of $74,200, with competitive benefits and eligibility for student housing. Career development support includes mentoring, manuscript preparation, conference presentation support, and help developing grant proposals such as BBRF, K01, or K99/R00 applications.

To apply, email [email protected] with a CV, cover letter describing research interests and career goals, and a representative publication or writing sample. The listing indicates the position is available through the NYU postdoctoral opportunities page and is associated with a deadline of 2026-04-08.