Seeking Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) in Machine Learning at the University of Alberta

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Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) in Machine Learning
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: May 2024 (negotiable)
Research Group: The Greiner Lab, University of Alberta (Edmonton) & Amii (the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute)

Summary
We are looking for a talented, knowledgeable and ambitious candidate to research several interesting medical-informatics tasks related to epidemiology (population disease forecasting) and bio-chemical analysis, as well as foundational topics, especially survival prediction and counterfactual reasoning, towards effectively learning personalized treatment effects.

Expectations
• Participate in relevant research and direct several projects
• Work with (and perhaps co-supervise) various students
• Collaborate with many colleagues, in both machine learning and medicine/healthcare
• (Co)write high-impact scientific publications
• Present your work at leading conferences
• Develop tools that can be used by researchers and practitioners

Requirements
• PhD in computing science or a related area, with a focus on machine learning and statistics
• Experience in Medical Informatics is a asset
• Evidence of high-quality research, such as publications in relevant top-tier venues
• Effective communicator in English, both written and spoken

How to Apply
Please send the following information (preferably in a single PDF file) to rgreiner...@ualberta.ca, with subject “PDF Medical Informatics 2024”
• A cover letter summarizing your past work and insights on this topic, and perhaps specific future directions
• Your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications
• Contact information for (at least) two references