Postdoctoral Associate in Biomedical Informatics

The Biomedical Informatics Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking outstanding candidates for NLM funded Postdoctoral Research Associate positions. Ideal candidates would have ability to carry out independent research and a strong publication record.

Be part of a rich collaborative environment with excellence in the areas of public health informatics, bioinformatics, clinical informatics and translational informatics

Research areas represented by our faculty include:

• Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology
• Intelligent medical training systems and user modeling
• Machine learning and data mining
• Knowledge representation and interoperability
• Clinical translational bioinformatics and biostatistics
• Natural language processing
• Medical imaging development and evaluation
• Dental informatics
• Outbreak and disease surveillance
• Human-computer interaction/User-centered design

Requirements:

• Post-graduate degree (MD or PhD) and training in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline.
• NLM fellowship eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident only.
• Ability to independently perform research in one of the above areas of biomedical informatics with mentoring from a faculty member.
• Ability to write and publish journal articles.

• Curriculum vitae
• One-page description of your research interests and faculty member(s) you would be interested in working with at DBMI
• Contact information for three references
• One writing sample – preferably a published or accepted paper