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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

Will work closely with faculty and staff to perform data analysis of existing as well as from on-going studies. Participate in publishing research findings. Will report to the faculty supervisor and will participate in lab management duties.

Required Qualifications*

• Physics or related Engineering PhD degree
• Experimental skills for complex multi-physics/biosensors systems
• Simulation skills for proof-of-concept and validation of experimental data
• Modeling skills for comparison and performance analysis of analytical to experimental data

Desired Qualifications*

• Machine learning expertise to analyze radiology images and histology, to detect ossification, analyze soft and hard tissue micro environment using AI/ML and correlate with clinical out comes.
• Perform time series forecasting, prediction of medical events and outlier detection. Visualize patient trajectories, forecasts and adverse events.
• Super resolution imaging and blind/non-blind deconvolution using Tikhonov regularization / total variation
• Deep Learning approaches / UNet / GAN modelling for US,CBCT and H&E/IHC images
• SVD, matrix factorization and other core signal processing concepts
• Expertise for data analysis and statistical evaluation inMatlab, C++, and Python
• High-performance computing skills

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.