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Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Informatics

Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Position Title Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Informatics
Classification Title Postdoctoral Associate
Department Biomedical Informatics Department
Posting Number R240059
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/49205
Employer Research Foundation
Position Type RF Professional
Type Full-Time
Appointment Term
Salary Grade E.89
Posting Detail Information

Position Summary
The Postdoctoral Associate will study and perform research in Biomedical Informatics, working on Bioinformatics and Data Science related research. The focus of the research will be on one or more of the following topics:

  • Developing a novel AI tool for binding affinity prediction
  • Building a knowledge graph with biological and chemical entities of interest to predict polypharmacy associated adverse drug reactions
  • Enhancing drug design software


Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit packages.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

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
  • PhD in Biomedical Informatics or a related field, such as, Computer Science, Statistics, Computational Biology, or Computational Chemistry
  • Strong interest in Clinical Informatics and/or Bioinformatics
  • Experience working with translational science or computational biology
  • Experience programming in Python
  • Understanding of machine/deep learning topics
  • Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking abilities
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced Python programming skills
  • Proven experience developing and applying AI models
  • Experience with software development
Physical Demands
Salary Range $50,000 - $52,000
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
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Campus Downtown Campus
Posting Alerts
Special Instructions Summary
Is a background check required for this posting? No
Background Check Notification
Contact Information

Contact's Name Zackary Falls
Contact's Pronouns he/him/his
Contact's Title Assistant Professor
Contact's Email zmfall@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone 315-806-1955
Posting Dates

Posted 03/20/2024
Deadline for applicants Open Until Filled
Date to be filled
References

Number of references required 2
Reference Cutoff Date
Instructions to Applicant

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Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter
  2. CV/Resume
  3. Contact Information for References
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