Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Clinical Psychology or Nursing

Joint recruitment: Stanford University and VA Palo Alto
Location: Palo Alto, California
Research focus: Precision Intervention and AI Technology

Position overview

Stanford University and VA Palo Alto are jointly recruiting a Research Scientist with a background in clinical psychology or nursing to advance precision intervention research targeting mental and neurological disorders. The role connects clinical expertise with interdisciplinary research to develop, evaluate, and translate personalized interventions and AI-enabled approaches for assessment, intervention, and outcome monitoring.

The successful candidate will work with clinical and technical collaborators to frame clinically meaningful research questions, conduct rigorous studies, and translate findings into practical improvements in care. Clinical activities will align with the candidate’s California license and professional scope of practice.

Key responsibilities

• Help design and conduct studies of precision interventions, including participant characterization, intervention tailoring, outcome selection, and evaluation.
• Contribute clinical expertise to assessments and intervention delivery, consistent with licensure and approved study protocols.
• Collaborate with AI researchers and technical teams to define clinical use cases and evaluate the validity, usability, and clinical relevance of AI-enabled tools.
• Integrate clinical, behavioral, and other relevant data to inform intervention personalization and monitor outcomes.
• Support study implementation, protocol development, data quality, participant safety, and coordination across Stanford and VA Palo Alto collaborators.
• Analyze and interpret findings; contribute to manuscripts, presentations, research proposals, and interdisciplinary scientific collaboration.

Required qualifications

• Background in clinical psychology or nursing.
• Doctoral degree in health science, data or computational science, biomedical engineering, or relevant area.
• An active California professional license that authorizes clinical practice in the relevant discipline.
• U.S. citizenship. This recruitment is open to U.S. citizens only.
• Demonstrated research skills, clear scientific communication, and the ability to collaborate with clinical and technical colleagues.

Preferred experience

• Research involving personalized or precision interventions, clinical trials, or intervention outcome evaluation.
• Work at the intersection of clinical care and AI, digital health, clinical decision support, or technology-enabled interventions.
• Experience with clinical or behavioral data analysis and interdisciplinary research methods.
• Scientific writing, peer-reviewed publications, proposal development, or collaborative research leadership.

Research environment and resources

• A publication record in Nature / Science / Cell series journals.
• Public datasets with 25K+ participants and local randomized controlled trial datasets with 1K+ participants.
• Collaboration with Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), the Stanford Robotics Center, and the Stanford AI and Technology Collaboratory (AITC).
• An interdisciplinary Stanford–VA Palo Alto environment connecting clinical expertise, precision intervention, and AI technology, with opportunities to develop publications and research proposals.

How to apply

Please email the following materials to Dr. Feng Vankee Lin at vankee_lin@stanford.edu:

• Current curriculum vitae (CV).
• A brief statement of research interests and relevant experience in precision intervention and/or AI technology.
• California license type, current status, and license number.

Suggested email subject: Research Scientist — Stanford / VA Palo Alto