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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Overview: The Natural Language Processing (NLP) program in
the Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics at Mayo Clinic is
offering 3-6 month internships for 2013. Several projects are currently under
development in the areas of clinical decision support, biomedical literature
mining, information retrieval and summarization. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">We are seeking candidates with computer science/informatics
background. Experience with biomedical literature and text mining is a major
plus. Research activities and successful findings will be translated into
development activities for existing division projects, peer-reviewed
publications, and extramurally funded research programs. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Requirements: Bachelors or higher in Biomedical
Informatics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related
field. Candidates who have taken curriculum and/or have a background in text
mining will be given strong preference. All candidates should have experience
in Java and SQL. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">The candidate should be highly motivated, willing to learn and
demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks. Must possess excellent analytical,
problem-solving and technical design skills. Strong oral and written
communication and interpersonal skills are required. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Duration: This internship has a minimum duration of 3 months (up
to 6 months). Start and end dates are negotiable. Successful candidates will be
considered for long-term employment or mentoring.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">While this position will prefer students enrolled in or recently
graduated from a university in the USA, visa sponsorship might be considered
for outstanding applicants. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Further information: For additional information and to apply for
the position, contact Dr. Siddhartha Jonnalagadda (<a href="mailto:siddhartha@mayo.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">siddhartha@mayo.edu</span></a>).
The application deadline for this internship is open until filled. </span></p>

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</span></p></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Siddhartha Jonnalagadda</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">


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