Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Sean Mackey

Posted on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 08:54

Important Info
Faculty Sponsor (Last, First Name): 
Mackey, Sean
Other Mentor(s) if Applicable: 
Nima Aghaeepour, Brian Bateman, Xiaoke Chen, David Clark, beth Darnall, Karl Deisseroth, Titilola Falasinnu, Gary Glover, Jennifer Hah, Keith Humphreys, Behnaz Jarrahi, Julie Kauer, Brian Knutson, Robert Malenka, Mark McGovern, Doug Owens, Vafi Salmasi
Stanford Departments and Centers: 
Anesthes, Periop & Pain Med
Postdoc Appointment Term: 
1-2 Years
Appointment Start Date: 
Rolling Accceptance
Group or Departmental Website: 
https://med.stanford.edu/pain/research/research-positions/postdoc-openings.html (link is external)
How to Submit Application Materials: 

https://redcap.link/painpostdocapp (link is external)

Does this position pay above the required minimum?: 
No. 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 FY25 minimum is $73,800.

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding postdoctoral fellowship in pain science, substance use disorders (SUD), or data science? Join the next  generation of pain and SUD researchers at Stanford’s Pain Division and translate research discoveries into safe,real-world treatments. Stanford is internationally recognized for its cutting-edge research, world-class resources, and collaborative culture. The Division of Pain Medicine is at the forefront of innovation in pain research, education, and patient care.

Our postdoctoral program has successfully transitioned fellows into independent research careers, many having achieved their own NIH K grants. We offer elective coursework, mentorship, seminars, an individual integrated research project, and training in grant proposals and manuscript writing. This program is supported by an NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) T32 training grant.

The postdoctoral fellow may work with one of 23 primary mentors, spanning 7 departments: Anesthesiology, Neurobiology, Medicine, Psychiatry, Biology, Radiology, and Psychology.

Our T32 also provides tuition support to obtain Stanford Masters in Epidemiology and Clinical Research for those who would benefit from additional training in clinical research.

You will:

• Obtain broad knowledge about the fields of pain and SUD neurobiology.
• Acquire depth and expertise in an area of specialization within pain and SUD.
• Develop proficiency in research methodology and skills.
• Develop skills to identify key research questions and to formulate testable hypotheses.
• Design and execute studies that test those hypotheses.
• Present findings at national conferences.
• Develop proficiency in manuscript writing and publishing.
• Become skilled in writing funded grant applications.
• Develop proficiency in team science concepts and the responsible conduct of collaborative research.
• Work with primary mentors and co-mentors to develop challenging yet realistic career plans.

Disciplines in which we offer training

• Molecular and cellular biology
• Optogenetics
• Electrophysiology
• Genetics
• Cognitive neurosciences
• Psychology
• Neuroimaging
• Data sciences
• Epidemiology
• Health policy
• Economics of pain and SUDs

Required Qualifications: 

• Trainees must have received, as of the beginning date of the appointment, an MD/PhD, MD, PhD, or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Written certification by an authorized official of the degree-granting institution that all degree requirements have been met, prior to the date training is to begin, is acceptable. MDs must have been conferred within six years and PhDs within three years of appointment.
• We especially encourage applications from members of under-represented minority groups.
• To be appointed to a T32 research training grant, an individual must be a citizen, a non-citizen national of the United States, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of a current, valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or must be in possession of other legal verification of such status) and not be supported by any other NIH grant at the time of the T32 appointment. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

Required Application Materials: 

• CV
• Letter of Research Intent (template available on our website)
• NIH Biosketch (template available on our website)

 

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.