Research Specialist

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Updated: 28 days ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 29 Mar 2024

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Department Institute Convergent Science - 624500
Career Area Research Professionals
Posting Open Date 03/26/2024
Application Deadline 03/29/2024
Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA)
Position Title Research Specialist
Position Number 20062658
Vacancy ID S022871
Full-time/Part-time Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week 20
Work Schedule
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range Dependent on Qualifications
Proposed Start Date 04/01/2024
Estimated Duration of Appointment 3 months or less

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) seeks to expand the scale and scope of its impact on society by translating discovery into solutions through invention, innovation, and enterprise. To accomplish these goals, the university will develop and mobilize new teams of researchers, designers, experts, and entrepreneurs and provide the support and infrastructure needed to help these teams succeed. UNC seeks to foster a comprehensive innovation ecosystem that embraces the whole institution and its external partners, and that provides information, services, and resources to faculty entrepreneurs in a systematic way along the arc of discovery-invention to technology-transition.
The UNC Institute for Convergent Science (ICS) is a key component of that ecosystem. Using a three-lane innovation framework articulated as ‘Ready, Set, Go,’ ICS supports the journey from innovative idea to transformational product, technology, or solution through a problem-centered approach that draws together innovators from diverse disciplines to address real-world issues. Located in Carolina’s premier science research facility, the UNC Genome Sciences Building, ICS brings the best commercialization processes to the $1.15 billion UNC research enterprise.
The UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is among the country’s best programs. The department is consistently in the top 10 for NIH funding and the UNC Ob-Gyn residency training program is consistently ranked in the top 5. Within the department, the division of Global Women’s Health is a unique group of clinicians, researchers, and public health professionals working to improve the health of women in the world’s poorest countries. Led by Dr. Jeff Stringer, UNC GWH currently has seven faculty members and seven research fellows based in Chapel Hill and in southern Africa. Collectively, this group has raised over $260 million in funding for its work from government and private foundation sources.
The Department of Biostatistics is internationally recognized as a leader in Biostatistics research and training. It is one of eight departments in the Gillings School of Public Health whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population through the interaction of teaching, research, and service. The Biostatistics Department is one of the largest on campus, with almost 300 employees and more than $50 million in annual research funds.
Position Summary
The Research specialist position will focus on applied and methodological research in deep learning and machine learning, with particular attention to deep learning applied to medical imaging as well as clinical data. This position will focus on developing models and AI tools that can be used to help triage urgent obstetric conditions in settings without trained experts. The mentoring team comprises leading experts in this domain: Dr. Jeff Stringer, Director of the Division of Global Women’s Health at UNC and PI of more than $20 million in ultrasound AI funding to date; Dr. Michael Kosorok, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics and a leading expert in data science, biostatistics, and machine learning; and Dr. Teeranan Pokaprakarn, Assistant Professor who leads machine learning model development in the Stringer lab.
The Research Specialist will devote 70% effort to the scientific project (the scientific and technical elements plus related commercialization support), under the supervision of the project PIs, and 30% effort toward supporting and contributing to other projects within the ICS under the supervision of the ICS Associate Director. Projects included in this 30% effort category may include performing customer discovery, market research and patent landscaping; providing project management support for other ICS teams; developing and coordinating ICS events and workshops; and supporting proposal development projects.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Demonstrated record of creativity, research productivity, organization/project management skills, and strong communication skills required. The successful candidate will be a team player who is adaptable, flexible, eager to learn new skills, and interested in research translation/commercialization.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
A strong background in statistics, computer science, causal inference, machine learning, and applications of deep learning to biomedical data is preferred.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.
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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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