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Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Informatics Department

Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Position Title Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Informatics Department
Classification Title Postdoctoral Associate
Department Biomedical Informatics Department
Posting Number R250059
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/56580
Employer Research Foundation
Position Type RF Professional
Job Type Full-Time
Appointment Term
Salary Grade E.89
Posting Detail Information

Position Summary
The department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is a nationally recognized center of excellence in Biomedical Informatics and Translational Informatics. BMI offers a Master’s and a PhD program and has recently added an undergraduate program. We also have an ACGME accredited Clinical Informatics Fellowship for physicians to become board certified. During the grandfather period, the NLM T15 fellowship can count toward board eligibility in Clinical Informatics.

This is a NIH, NLM T15 sponsored Post-doctoral fellowship in Biomedical Informatics. Its training prepares one for a career in academia or industry, performing research in the field of Biomedical Informatics. There is also potential for concurrently obtaining a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Informatics.

The Postdoctoral Associate will study and perform research in Biomedical Informatics, working on one or more of the following:
  • Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
  • Knowledge Representation and NLP methods
  • Clinical Informatics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biomedical Ontology
  • Public Health Informatics
  • Nursing Informatics
  • Imaging Informatics


Duties will include, but are not limited to:
  • Performing informatics research and conducting mentored research.
  • Presenting research findings to faculty, graduate students and at national conferences and other scientific meetings.
  • Preparing and submitting research findings for peer reviewed publication.
  • Assisting in preparation of proposals for Grant funding.
  • Attending seminars, Journal Clubs, Grand Rounds, meetings and conferences.
  • Assisting with the teaching and training of graduate students.

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As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status
Minimum Qualifications
  • As per NIH, NLM T15 sponsored fellowship requirements, appointees must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident. Please do not apply if you cannot satisfy this requirement.
  • Must have a PhD or MD or DO or JD in a field related to Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Statistics or Computational Biology, Computational Chemistry.
  • Must have a strong interest in any of the following: NLP, Knowledge Representation, Clinical Informatics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Ontology, Nursing Informatics, Imaging Informatics or Public Health Informatics.
  • Must be interested in a career in some aspect of Biomedical Informatics.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with clinical systems, learning health systems or translational science or computational biology.
  • Has published high-impact research papers in areas related to the field.
Physical Demands
Salary Range $72,000 - $75,000
Additional Salary Information The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.
Work Hours
37.5 hours per week
Campus Downtown Campus
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Special Instructions Summary
Is a background check required for this posting? No
Background Check Notification
Contact Information

Contact's Name Joseph Vacanti
Contact's Pronouns
Contact's Title Assistant to the Chair
Contact's Email vacanti7@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone 716-888-4858
Posting Dates

Posted 04/09/2025
Deadline for applicants Open Until Filled
Date to be filled
References

Number of references required 3
Reference Cutoff Date
Instructions to Applicant
By providing the names and e-mail addresses of my references, I hereby authorize either Human Resources or the applicable hiring department to contact my references via e-mail to request a reference letter on my behalf.

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Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter
  2. Resume
Optional Documents