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About the Department
The Hunter Lab at the University of Chicago, Department of Pediatrics,
Section of Biomedical Informatics is dedicated to the development and
application of advanced computational techniques to biomedicine,
particularly the application of machine learning and statistical
inference techniques to high-throughput molecular assays. Other areas of
focus include automated processing of biomedical texts, anatomically
realistic models of neural computation, and neurobiologically and
evolutionarily informed computational models of cognition.
The Section of Biomedical Informatics is committed to creating a
patient-centric healthcare and research ecosystem where technology
integrates with compassionate, family-centered care and rigorous
scientific pursuit. By leveraging state-of-the-art informatics tools and
methodologies, the Section aims to unlock new insights into pediatric
diseases, accelerate research breakthroughs, and enhance clinical
decision-making processes.
This position is wholly funded by contractual grant funding which is
renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment
will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and
satisfactory job performance.
Job Summary
The Hunter Lab, directed by Professor Lawrence Hunter, is recruiting a
Senior Research Professional to support ongoing research programming.
The Senior Research Professional facilitates and monitors daily
activities of research projects. Directs engineering and technical
support activities to develop and maintain tools and computational
methods needed to gather and analyze data. Projects will be varied, and
tasks will include the hiring and training of annotators, creating
training documentation, and managing expenses for all lab personnel. In
addition, the Senior Research Professional will participate in advising
graduate students.
Our department follows a hybrid work structure that fosters
productivity, collaboration, and employee well-being. Working from the
office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of
collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Hires, trains, and coordinates annotators to mark relations between
biological entities in sentences from full-text papers.
- Creates training documentation.
- Manages lab personnel expenses.
- Uses specialized depth and breadth of expertise to lead and conduct
research experiments.
- Interprets and collects data and trains others in the interpretation
of data. Leads the dissemination of data and significantly
contributes to scientific publications and grant writing.
- Leads others to solve complex problems, providing expertise to the
team which includes scientists and clinicians from the University
and nationally.
- Provides expertise to identify protocol problems, inform
investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts,
such as protocol revisions. Provides expertise to evaluate factors
such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or
potential subject risks.
- Develops laboratory protocols and training on new techniques.
Manage, analyze, and make recommendations on complex data sets for
research.
- Trains and mentors laboratory personnel.
- Serves as a resource for collecting data and performing analysis.
Facilitates and promotes a research project by providing scientific
or intellectual information.
- Creates first drafts for scientific writing and publications,
including protocols and grants.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a PhD in related field.
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Work E perience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- PhD in Computer Science or related field.
Experience:
- Experience utilizing Java, R, Python, C++, Clojure, bash
programming.
Preferred Competencies
- Annotation using biomedical ontologies.
- Computational linguistics/natural language processing.
- HTML and JavaScript for web page construction.
Working Conditions
- Eligible for hybrid work based on business needs and the demands of
specific tasks. Working from the office is encouraged for tasks that
require a high degree of collaboration.
Application Documents
When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My
Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of
the application.
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