Postdoctoral Scholar In Clinical Informatics (public Health Sciences)

Penn State University

Hershey, PA, USA
Hybrid
High dimensional and multi-faceted data
R and one or more other programming languages
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Postdoctoral position in public health/clinical informatics in healthcare is immediately available with close collaboration with the Department of Neurology with focus on cerebrovascular diseases using high dimensional and multi-faceted data

Job Summary

  • Postdoctoral position in public health/clinical informatics in healthcare is immediately available with close collaboration with the Department of Neurology with focus on cerebrovascular diseases using high dimensional and multi-faceted data.
  • This person’s primary research will be focused on NIH-funded studies to develop prediction models for stroke using electronic health record data enriched with social determinants of health from multiple institutions.
  • The postdoctoral scholar will be expected to author publications resulting from his/her research and will be provided mentored opportunities to obtain independent grant support in later years.

Matching Summary

Postdoctoral position in public health/clinical informatics in healthcare is immediately available with close collaboration with the Department of Neurology with focus on cerebrovascular diseases using high dimensional and multi-faceted data.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • high dimensional and multi-faceted data
  • R and one or more other programming languages
  • strong organizational and interpersonal skills
  • scientific writing skills

Nice-to-have

  • independent learning and thinking
  • team player
  • mentored opportunities for independent grant support

Key Requirements

  • PhD in statistics/ biostatics, public/population health, bioinformatics, computer science, or an MD (or MD, MPH) with experience working with big data
  • Familiar with Python, Perl, C++, JAVA, or MATLAB
  • at least two first-author and at 4 co-author publications

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