Postdoctoral Scholar

Position overview

Position title : Postdoctoral Scholar

Salary range : 66,737- 80,034

Application Window

Open date : May 21, 2025

Most recent review date : Friday, Jun 13, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

Join Us in Transforming Healthcare with Digital Innovation!

Are you passionate about advancing healthcare through wearable technology, AI, and remote patient monitoring? UCLA's Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our dynamic interdisciplinary team, where engineers, clinicians, and industry partners collaborate to drive innovation and transform patient care.

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical, Kinesiology, or a related field. The ideal candidate will have expertise or familiarity in one or more of the following skills :

• Remote patient monitoring or AI-enhanced patient-provider communication
• Gamified exercise for chronic disease management
• Wearable tech for motion analysis, gait assessment, and rehabilitation

Start Date : As soon as possible

About Us :

At UCLA's CASIT, our interdisciplinary team is dedicated to bridging disciplinary gaps and rethinking how innovation is integrated into patient care to improve clinical outcomes. Our current projects include developing wearable sensors and telehealth solutions to monitor physical and cognitive resilience, advancing personalized care coordination for home-based settings, creating innovative technologies for individualized wound care, and designing targeted interventions to enhance balance, reduce pain, and alleviate fatigue. These efforts aim to expand access to personalized care, strengthen patient engagement, improve provider-patient communication, and support healthy aging and longevity.

Key Responsibilities :

Why Join Us?

Joining our team offers a unique combination of clinical exposure, research innovation, and professional development, placing you at the forefront of advancements in healthcare technology and patient care.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

PhD

Preferred qualifications

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical, Kinesiology, or a related field

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter - Limited to two pages, summarizing your career goals and prior research relevant to human movement analysis.

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

Sample Publication - A sample of a relevant prior publication.

Reference requirements

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10349

Help contact : cristinagomez@mednet.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA