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Post Doctoral Associate

Employer
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location
55 Lake Ave North

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Position Type
Postdoc
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Postdoctoral Associate

 

Job Description:

The image processing and analysis core (iPAC) at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School has an open position for a postdoc. There are a variety of projects to work on with a diverse team of experts in the areas of machine learning, deep learning, image processing, biomedical engineering, medical physics, radiology, and computer science. The postdoc’s job will include developing essentials algorithms and imaging pipelines for all image processing needs for multiple imaging modalities including MRI, CT, PET, SPECT, etc. The postdoc will be expected to analyze and process large imaging datasets, with a focus on handling and processing ‘Big Data,’ within the context of a medical setting.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, MRI physics, data science, machine learning, statistics, computer sciences, mathematics, or related field.
  • Strong programming skills in C/C++, Matlab, Python and relevant ML libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFLow and PyTorch.
  • Experience with advanced image analysis techniques including image registration techniques and machine learning approaches.
  • Experience in working with medical imaging data such as MRI, CT, PET, etc.
  • Experience with MRI data acquisition and image analysis is highly desirable especially with 3T clinical Philips and/or 7T preclinical Bruker systems.

 

Additional Requirements:

  • In-depth experience with modern and classical machine learning methods
  • Strong statistical foundation with broad knowledge of supervised and unsupervised techniques
  • Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, classification, regression, neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks
  • Proven ability to collaborate with others
  • A passion for tackling challenging problems and developing creative solutions
  • A drive for self-development with a focus on scientific know-how
  • Communicate effectively with executive and clinical personnel

 

Responsibilities:

  • Mine and analyze structured/unstructured data to create algorithms
  • Identify information-rich features in large target datasets
  • Formulate innovative solutions to problems where machine learning is applicable
  • Collaborate with research faculty and medical personnel to produce the best possible AI product
  • Recommend a scalable, reliable hardware/software/machine learning platform
  • Maintain discussions of proposed features
  • Tweak and debug in collaboration with peers
  • Provide work effort estimates to management to assist in setting priorities
  • Solve problems as they arise and communicate potential roadblocks to manage expectations
  • Support existing research projects through the activities listed above

 

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The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the Commonwealth's only public medical school, is proud of our role in serving the people of Massachusetts. Although, its the inside workings of UMMS that makes the difference.

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A History of Making Vital Improvements - UMASS Medical School Milestones

1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
1979: PhD program begins
1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program
1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form UMass Memorial Health Care
2001: Lazare Research Building opens
2002: Campus Modernization begins on the University Campus
2004: Graduate Entry Pathway Program established at the Graduate School of Nursing
2005: PhD Program in Clinical & Population Health Research established at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories opens new manufacturing and filling facility in Mattapan
2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize. Dr. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference.
2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte, MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine.  
2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.
2010: Ambulatory Care Center opens
2012: The Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility, completed and opens

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