Post-Doctoral Associate

There is an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Bayat's group at the Institute for Health Informatics (IHI), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Dr. Bayat's team develops highly scalable and computationally accelerated medical imaging and analysis methods to assist in enhanced diagnosis and treatment of diseases and biomedical discoveries. The candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will receive career-development mentorship. Access to state-of-the-art computing resources such as the Minnesota Super Computing Institute, and IHI's dedicated computing clusters will be provided.

Duties/Responsibilities

(55%) Conduct research and development in medical imaging and analysis.
(30%) Publish papers in peer-reviewed journals and present at technical and clinical conferences.
(15%) Participate in grant writing, mentorship and career development programs.

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Qualifications

Required

• PhD in Biomedical Eng., Computer Science/Eng., Electrical Eng., Math/Statistics, Medical/Health Informatics.
• Strong computational and programming skills with abilities to develop cutting-edge large-scale machine/deep learning algorithms using high-performance computing (HPC).
• Prior experience in medical imaging & analysis and/or computer vision algorithm development using high performance computing (HPC).
• Publications in peer-reviewed technical/clinical journals or machine learning flagship conferences (CVPR, ICCV, ICLR, NeurIPS, MICCAI, etc....).
• Desire to interact with multidisciplinary teams across campus, especially the IHI, Medical School and College of Science and Engineering.

Preferred

• Hands-on experience in developing deep learning methods for medical imaging and analysis with coursework and training in medical imaging.
• Experience in using general purpose medial toolkits and suites such as 3Dslicer, Open inventor, VTK, imageJ, AMIRA, etc.
• Knowledge of medical image data formats and routine medical image analysis tasks such as segmentation, classifications, etc.
• Experience in developing automated analysis methods for image reconstruction, enhancement, analysis and integration of heterogenous data with medical image informatics.
• Experience developing modern deep learning models such as generative models, diffusion models, vision transformers etc.

The Institute for Health Informatics (IHI) educates students and conducts research in the fields of biomedical and health informatics. In that work it focuses on the design, use, and evaluation of information systems that support and improve healthcare while protecting the safety and confidentiality of those who receive that care. It is an interdisciplinary endeavor that encompasses work in a variety of settings from tertiary care hospitals to specialty clinics, mental health facilities, community clinics, nursing homes, and home care agencies.

Working at the University

At the University of Minnesota, you'll find a flexible work environment and supportive colleagues who are interested in lifelong learning. We prioritize work-life balance, allowing you to invest in the future of your career and in your life outside of work.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefits.

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