Assistant Research Scientist

Description

The Institute for Computational Medicine (ICM) is seeking an Assistant Research Scientist that will assist in the day-to-day logistical and operational tasks with a focus on conducting studies involving biomarker discovery from brain imaging data and applications that include Epilepsy, frontal temporal Dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. The Assistant Research Scientist will also contribute to the research efforts of the PI’s research team, attend group meetings, and collaborate on other projects as needed.

 Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain a good working knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of state-of-the-art literature on generalization in deep learning.
• Perform data collection and analysis under the supervision of Sr. researchers.
• Implement computational experiments to test for potential theory and to gain experimental insights.
• Design methodology to evaluate the specific problems.
• Implement experiments to validate different models.
• Maintain paper and computerized research files.
• Participate in research group meetings with the PI as well as with related collaborators on the project.
• Prepare mandatory reports and documents/protocols.
• Present and communicate results and progress updates clearly.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Statistical modeling experience preferred.
• Familiarity and experience with programming.
• Willingness to learn specialized software used in the research

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Salary Range

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