Research Position in Machine Learning for Health

[Li-wei H Lehman]

Dear All,

My group at MIT has an opening for a temporary, full-time research position focused on machine learning for health.  Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Remote work from within the U.S. may be possible.    For more information, please see http://web.mit.edu/lilehman/www/research_positions.html

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Biomedical Informatics or a related field
• Strong publication record in Machine Learning or ML for Health venues required
• Must have authorization to work in the U.S.; Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

Preferred Expertise

• Dynamical systems and state-space models, including probabilistic and deep state-space models, latent state estimation, and switching state-space models
• Representation learning from multimodal, time-varying data, including interpretability and latent structure discovery
• Expertise in probabilistic machine learning, including latent variable models and approximate inference, preferred
• Experience in applying machine learning to health and biomedical data

Position Description

Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. This is a temporary, full-time research position, with the possibility of remote work. The position offers compensation corresponding to approximately $68,000–$73,000 on an annualized full-time basis, with the specific rate determined based on qualifications and experience.

Application Instructions

Applicants should send a CV and a brief description of research interests, and expected timeline for starting the position to Li-wei Lehman. Please specify your current affiliation, institution where you've earned your PhD,  and list 2–3 representative publications and venues. Applications will be reviewed periodically, and candidates whose background and expertise are a strong fit will be contacted for next steps.

For more details, please see http://web.mit.edu/lilehman/www/research_positions.html

Li-wei Lehman, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Institute for Medical Engineering & Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://web.mit.edu/lilehman/www/