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University of Pittsburgh Post-Doctoral Research Associate

The Biomedical Informatics Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh is recruiting for a post-doctoral associate in biomedical informatics (NLM funded). Be part of a rich collaborative environment with excellence in the areas of public health informatics, bioinformatics, clinical informatics and translational informatics

Research areas represented by our faculty include:

• Bioinformatics
• Intelligent medical training systems and user modeling
• Knowledge representation and interoperability
• Machine learning and data mining
• Clinical translational bioinformatics and biostatistics
• Natural language processing
• Medical imaging development and evaluation
• Dental informatics
• Outbreak and disease surveillance
• Human-computer interaction/User-centered design

Requirements: Post-graduate degree (MD or PhD) and training in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, or a related discipline. NLM fellowship eligibility. Ability to independently perform research in one of the above areas of biomedical informatics with mentoring from a faculty member. Ability to write and publish journal articles. To apply, send the following to Toni Porterfield (tls18@pitt.edu):

• Curriculum vitae
• One-page description of your research interests and faculty member(s) you would be interested in working with at DBMI
• Contact information for three references
• One writing sample - preferably a published or accepted paper