Post Doc Associate

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) – Full-Time Post Doc Associate position in the Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics.

About the Role

Develop large language models and other methods and tools to effectively use electronic health record (EHR) data. Apply machine learning (especially deep learning) to solve critical medical problems. Implement methods into research software, manage and update source code, and work in an interdisciplinary team of informaticists, programmers, information quality experts, statisticians, and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and report research and evaluation studies.
• Contribute to scientific reports, conference papers, and journal articles, including documentation of methods, data presentation, and interpretation of results.
• Participate in collaborative projects, including data processing and software development.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in biomedical informatics, computer science, or a related field.
• Working experience with large language models, data science using EHRs, machine learning, data mining, and natural language processing (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, or a related field.
• Experience in natural language processing, large language models, machine learning (deep learning), and software development.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with popular machine learning packages (e.g., PyTorch).
• Excellent formal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences such as faculty members and principal investigators.

Pay

Expected salary range: $61,008 – $65,000.