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Mentor: Dr. Javier Neyra, Critical Care Nephrology Innovation Hub
The UAB Critical Care Nephrology Innovation Hub is looking for a motivated and multifaceted individual to join our team and be part of intramural and extramural funded projects of multimodal big data analytics using novel tools of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML). This is a great opportunity for career development, and for acquiring advanced technical, organizational, and leadership skills while being part of one of the top healthcare institutions in the country (UAB Medicine is one of the nation’s 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare in 2023).
Postdoctoral Position Description
- A PhD degree in biostatistics, biomedical informatics, computer science, or related areas.
- Use of advanced statistical and technical skills in the analysis and reporting of data elements, data management and transformation, quality assurance, visualization, and supporting verification of statistical results.
- Develop advanced analytical plans and tool development for multimodal data extraction, transformation, interrogation and utilization.
- Develop and validate novel algorithms for disease risk-classification and sub-phenotyping using AI/ML.
- Develop implementation AI/ML studies using novel adaptive trial design platforms and evolving digital health technologies.
- Perform database queries using SQL as needed in such a way as to ensure data quality for analysis.
- Write scientific findings for manuscripts and evaluations, preparing data for presentations, literature searches to suggest new approaches to analyses or manuscript ideas for the current data.
- Collaborate with data programmers and network security administrators to advise relevant design and to ensure the resultant data is in a format that can be readily and accurately analyzed.
- Biostatistics background performing quantitative analysis, data processing and database management according to project needs.
- Experience in managing large multimodal datasets and using existing AI/ML packages.
- Experience in creating dashboards.
- Experience in federal and non-federal grant writing.
- Experience in supporting and guiding trainees.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to include the ability to generate high quality writing and written and oral presentations. Provide support in the writing of project drafts and research articles in appropriate and formal academic language.
- Must have the ability to work independently towards assigned project goals related to data management and data analysis and the ability to work in a team setting consulting with other team members to achieve project goals. Punctually and rigorously, and most importantly, integrity to carry out their activities.
Interested applicants may send their CV to the contact below:
Jonathan C. Dickson, MBA
Program Director II
About our Postdoc Office
UAB is committed to the development and success of outstanding postdoctoral scientists. Here at UAB, nearly 300 postdoctoral fellows are training currently in a variety of disciplines. Competitive postdoc awards are available including internships, grant incentives, funds to enhance education and collaboration outside UAB, and teaching opportunities at local universities. There is also a Postdoc Research Day with monetary awards. The Office of Postdoctoral Education strongly encourages UAB research mentors to follow the National Research Service Award stipend level guidelines, and postdoctoral scholars qualify for health, life, and other insurances. They also have the right to participate in the university’s 403(b) program and enjoy vacation, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, and other benefits.
About the University
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.
Spanning more than 100 city blocks, UAB is the state of Alabama’s largest single employer with nearly 28,000 employees and has an annual, state-wide economic impact of $12.1 billion. U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks 16 UAB graduate programs among the nation’s top 25 and eight UAB specialties were ranked among the nation’s top 50 in the magazine’s 2022-2023 Best Hospitals report. UAB research grants and awards are at a record high, totaling $715 million in FY22 — a 50% increase over the past five years. UAB ranks 33rd among all universities in federal research funding and 17th among public universities. UAB's NIH funding continues to grow among peer institutions in the Southeast and beyond, with the university ranking 25th among all universities in NIH funding and 11th among public universities.
UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity, and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.
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