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Friday, August 14, 2015

Postdoc/Programmer positions in Biomedical Natural Language Processing (NLP)


Are you an NLP star looking to solve some exciting biomedical big data science problems? Would you like to do NLP research at a leading academic medical center creating tools that will streamline and improve healthcare for millions of people? Does working at a lakefront location in downtown Chicago excite you?
If so, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine has an opportunity for you. Be part of a prestigious institution that offers great benefits. To apply, email sid@northwestern.edu with your CV or see below.

Job Summary:
Northwestern University has A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW* position in Biomedical Natural Language Processing (NLP) is open in the Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics. The position is part of multiple grants headed by Dr. Siddhartha Jonnalagadda. The successful candidate will participate in innovative research to use NLP methods for medical literature mining and clinical narratives in EHR. They will work in a stimulating environment of the Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics.
* PROGRAMMERS are eligible to apply.

Specific Responsibilities:
  • To conduct natural language processing research within the scope of existing funding.
  • Consultation with co-investigators on appropriate design and development.
  • Work toward independent research writing papers, manuscripts, presentations and briefs.
  • Prepares written reports and publications as primary author and presents research findings at regional and national meetings.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • PhD in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics or related fields with a focus on Natural Language Processing or Computational Linguistics and exposure to biomedical literature.
  • Strong publication record in Biomedical Natural Language Processing.
  • Willingness to coordinate and supervise part of the research work of the project.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a strong commitment to achieving research goals.
  • Solid programming skills.
  • Java and practical expertise with standard NLP/related tools are required.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of biomedical domain is a plus
  • Experience in mining clinical literature or clinical narratives.

As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal background check. Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer

Date Posted: 8/12/2015


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