Postdoc Research Associate

The University of Florida College of Nursing PAILTO (Personalized Approach to Improve Liver Transplant Outcomes) study seeks a full-time (1.0 FTE) Post-Doctoral Research Associate. The candidate will be working with an interdisciplinary (and inter-institutionally) team led by Dr. Pruinelli (https://nursing.ufl.edu/profile/pruinelli-lisiane/ ). The position will require collaboration with other faculty, scientists, and health professionals across the UF campus and other institutions in US on the design, coordination, and implementation of informatics and data science projects with the incorporation of causal inference.

The postdoctoral research associate is expected to utilize real-word healthcare data, from single and multi-centric sources, develop and apply data science methods including machine-/deep-learning methods, and implement causal inference for AI applications.

The position will be funded for 1 year, with an opportunity to renew for an additional year based on performance.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

• Construct analytics datasets for research.
• Design and implement data processing and analysis infrastructure.
• Implement machine learning, statistical, data-mining, bioinformatics/clinical informatics algorithms for predictive analytics.
• Design and implement experiments to evaluate and quantify the causal effect of adaptive interventions.
• Create documentation for all codes and experiments developed.
• Write or help prepare technical reports and/or publications.

$56,484 annually, commensurate with experience level and in accordance with current NIH postdoctoral salary guidelines

• PhD in Computer Science/Math/Statistics/Informatics or related technical discipline
• Experience with Python or R
• Experience with SQL or other database technology
• Experience writing code for complex computer programs independently
• Experience with linear algebra, machine learning, and statistical methods
• Demonstrated/documented strong communication skills

• Experience working with messy real-world data and time series data
• Experience in high-performance computing
• Experience working independently in a rapidly changing scientific environment
• Skills in data visualization
• Research experience in statistics/data science/related fields
• Research experience with causal AI
• Research experience for fairness and unbiased AI models
• Experience publishing scientific papers in conferences/journals

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae.  Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire.  A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible.  Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/ .

The University of Florida College of Nursing is committed to fostering and maintaining an inclusive culture that respects the rights and dignity of each individual, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, caste, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, height, weight, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, or veteran status. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.