University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Postdoctoral Fellow in our Ajmera Transplant Program.
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We seek Postdoctoral Fellow for a project in involving application of cutting-edge ML tools to longitudinal clinical, laboratory and molecular data.
This represents an exciting opportunity to learn how to develop clinical tools using Deep ML algorithms on large patient datasets with longitudinal clinical, laboratory and molecular data. The candidate would be co-supervised by two Principal Investigators.
Qualifications
• PhD received within 5 (or MD received within 10 years) in computational biology, computer science, engineering, statistics, or physics
• Published/submitted papers in genomics or machine learning research required
• Expertise in Python, C/C++ and Unix programming environments required
• Hands-on experience in high performance computing, especially for parallelizing code in C/C++ (openMP) and/or python in a cluster environment (Sun Grid Engine or Torque)
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a multidisciplinary collaborative environment
• Effective organizational, time management and prioritization skills
• Strong problem recognition and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to effectively work as part of a team as well as independently
More information and apply here.