Post-Doc Research Associate

University of North Carolina, United States

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
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Posting Information
Posting Details


Department Surgery - Vascular - 414060
Posting Open Date 09/15/2022
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled Yes
Position Type Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title Post-Doc Research Associate
Vacancy ID PDS003592
Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week 40
FTE 1
Work Location Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range Dependent on Experience and/or Qualifications
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment 12 Months

Position Information


Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
The vascular precision medicine post-doc will work closely with the program PI and associated team members to support vascular precision medicine research priorities across UNC and externally. The current priorities of the program are (1) to build a precision medicine approach to evaluating existing clinical trial and real world data from patients with vascular disease; (2) to collaborate across the university to bring novel data resources and statistical methods to the evaluation of patients with vascular disease; (3) to create translational models to bring precision medicine findings to direct patient care. Depending on Program priorities and personal interests, there can be flexibility in the post-doc role to develop their own extramural funding for research priorities in-line with the overarching mission of the Vascular Precision Medicine Program at UNC.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
PhD, MD or equivalent in related field
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Statistical Programming
* Proficiency in the application of a broad array of analytical and statistical methods such as descriptive and inferential statistics, multivariate regression, clustering, neural networks, predictive modeling, forecasting, machine learning and optimization algorithms.
* Experience and expertise in modern analytical programming languages (such as R, Python, Julia, Go, Scala, etc) for statistical programming including creation of inferential models, machine learning models, and maintenance of code and models.
* Experience developing and maintaining data and modeling pipelines in development and production environments utilizing version control software such as Git.
* Development of complex data visualizations.
* Demonstrated skill in one or more of the following areas: Machine learning, deep learning, statistical analysis, natural language processing, computer vision, graph analysis, or semantic web technologies.
Research Collaboration
* Work collaboratively as a co-investigator or collaborator on funded research and to pursue new, original research applications.
* Engage in data analysis, methods development/deployment, and results and code dissemination as part of funded partnerships.
* Provide guidance in the selection of analytics tools, resources, and models to meet the needs of various projects.
* Collaborate on (or lead, as appropriate) manuscript preparation, submission, and revision.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Special Instructions
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Posting Contact Information


Department Contact Name and Title Becky Phelps
Department Contact Telephone or Email [email protected]
Postdoctoral Affairs Contact Information
If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity office at (919) 966-3576 or send an email to [email protected]. 
 
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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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