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Postdoctoral Researcher - CITRIS Health Initiative - CITRIS

Job #JPF05564
  • COENG Engineering Research / College of Engineering / UC Berkeley

Position overview

Position title: Postdoc Researcher
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position Payscale T23. The current salary range for this position is $71,491- $85,736. Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: Fall 2026
Position duration: Two years with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding.

Application Window

Open date: October 5, 2026

Next review date: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Nov 5, 2026 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

CITRIS Health at the University of California, Berkeley explores technology innovations to improve health outcomes and access for all. The CITRIS Health initiative brings researchers, technologists and innovators together across campuses, industry and government sectors, and countries to share their best ideas and craft innovative solutions to society’s most pressing health problems, such as healthy aging and uneven, inequitable access to care. Information technology research has untapped potential to improve health and quality of life at both individual and population health levels. Through its projects and programs, CITRIS Health accelerates these changes by shortening the pipeline between world-class health technology and its translation into everyday practice. As more of these technology-based solutions are tested, deployed and scaled up, our society will see the results in improved and equitable health care outcomes, consistent quality of care and streamlined costs.

CITRIS Health is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Researcher. The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge projects focused on digital health care, health tech innovation, the health care workforce, and the development, application and evaluation of innovative AI technologies in health settings.

Key Responsibilities:
• Participate in research and preparation of manuscripts for publication related to ongoing research human centered health AI and technology-enabled rural health transformation.
• Contribute to grant writing and development of research proposals.
• Conduct independent and applied research in at least one of the following:
• Digital health care adoption and engagement
• Clinical informatics or clinical-translational data science.
• Artificial intelligence in health or public health
• Technology-enabled health and healthcare system transformation
• Publish findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Engage with national research collaborators and international colleagues in Europe and Asia.
• Participate in weekly team meetings, seminars, and other scholarly activities at CITRIS Health in UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

CITRIS Health Initiative: https://health.citris-uc.org/

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

PhD or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree granting program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) required by the appointment start date.
• No more than three years of post-degree research experience.

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in health informatics, computer science, public health, nursing, or a related research-intensive health field.
• Strong record of academic research, including peer-reviewed publications.
• Quantitative analysis skills including experience with machine learning, natural language processing, or AI methods applied to health data.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: digital health, health AI, health informatics, health systems innovation, patient engagement with technology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment including statisticians, data scientists, clinicians, and regulatory experts.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter - Describing your research interests and alignment with this position.

  • 1st representative publication or writing sample.

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05564

Help contact: albertom@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley 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, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

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.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

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.

Job location

Berkeley, CA