Postdoctoral Scholar, Luo Lab - Biomedical and Health Informatics Job at University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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  • University of Washington
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

Academic Personnel

School / Campus / College: School of Medicine

Organization: Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education

Title: Postdoctoral Scholar, Luo Lab - Biomedical and Health Informatics

Position

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education provides training, research, and service in education and informatics across the breadth of health sciences and health care. Faculty interests and activities include: physician performance assessment, evidence based medicine, physician/patient communication skills, systems for clinical decision support, case based instruction, knowledge representation, retrieval and analysis, health professions diversity, public health informatics, health workforce projections, teaching and program evaluation and competencies for primary care.

The Luo Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education has a Postdoctoral Scholar position open with a focus in machine learning. The postdoctoral scholar will work on topics of mutual interest such as, but not limited to, automatic machine learning model selection and automatically explaining machine learning classification / prediction results.

The Luo lab is in UW Medicine’s South Lake Union campus near the city center of Seattle. The University of Washington, and the Seattle area in general, offer an excellent community and programs in computer science, medical informatics, and related fields.

The salary for this position will be $5,705 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

The position is a full-time, 12-month (one-year) appointment, which may be extended (upon successful performance), subject to funding and mutual agreement. The Postdoctoral Scholar title is limited to five years, including postdoctoral experience(s) at UW and other institutions. Anticipated earliest start date of 1/2/24.

Postdoctoral Scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website ( ).

For questions please contact Dr. Gang Luo (luogang @uw.edu).

Qualifications

The successful applicant should have a Ph.D., or foreign equivalent, by date of appointment in machine learning from computer science or related areas and be proficient in Java, C, and Python programming. Familiarity with the source code of major open source machine learning software packages such as Weka, Tensorflow, and PyTorch is a plus.

Instructions

Applications should consist of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of future research interests, a statement describing the applicant’s experience and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and three letters of reference.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at . Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint ( /). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities ( ).

Privacy Notice

Review the University of Washington Privacy Notice for Demographic Data of Job Applicants and University Personnel to learn how your demographic data are protected, when the data may be used, and your rights.

Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso @uw.edu .

The University of Washington is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

For help signing up, accessing your account, or submitting your application, please check out Interfolio’s help and support section or get in touch via email at help @interfolio.com or phone at (877)997-8807.

Title IX Notice

Title IX, Title VII, VAWA, Washington State law, and University of Washington policy collectively prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, pregnant or parenting status, and LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) identity.

Anyone may contact the Office of the Title IX Coordinator about sex and gender discrimination, including sexual or gender-based harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, and other forms of sexual misconduct. Anyone who has experienced these behaviors has the right to make a complaint to the University, report to the police, to both, or not at all.

Please see the Title IX website to learn more about how to report or make a formal complaint of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, or other sexual misconduct. You will also find information about supportive measures and the grievance procedures that are utilized for complaints of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct. Students and employees have access to support measures and resources, whether or not they choose to make a complaint.

Office of the Title IX Coordinator

Valery Richardson, Title IX Coordinator
Mags Aleks, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
4311 11th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105
206-221-7932
TitleIX @uw.edu

In your application, please refer to myScience.org and reference  JobID 2891945 .

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