[Corpora-List] Postdoc position in Biomedical Natural Language Processing (NLP)

[Siddhartha Jonnalagadda]

Are you an NLP star looking for a postdoc? Would you like to do NLP
research at a leading academic medical center creating tools that will
streamline and improve healthcare for millions of people? Does working at a
lakefront location in downtown Chicago excite you?

If so, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine has an
opportunity for you. Be part of a prestigious institution that offers great
benefits. To apply, email sid at northwestern.edu with your CV or see below.


*Job Summary**:*

http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/careers (Job ID - 22036)

Northwestern University has A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW position in
Biomedical Natural Language Processing (NLP) is open in the Division of
Health and Biomedical Informatics. The position is part of a 3-year NIH/NLM
Grant headed by Dr. Siddhartha Jonnalagadda. The successful candidate will
participate in innovative research to use NLP methods for medical
literature mining and decision support. They will work in a stimulating
environment of the Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics.



*Specific Responsibilities:*

   - To conduct natural language processing research within the scope of
   the NIH award.
   - Consultation with co-investigators on appropriate design and
   development.
   - Work toward independent research writing papers, manuscripts,
   presentations and briefs.
   - To supervise students and other techs working in the dry lab.
   - Prepares written reports and publications as primary author and
   presents research findings at regional and national meetings.



*Minimum Qualifications:*

   - PhD in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics or related fields with
   a focus on Natural Language Processing or Computational Linguistics and
   exposure to biomedical literature.
   - Strong publication record in Biomedical Natural Language Processing.
   - Willingness to coordinate and supervise part of the research work of
   the project.
   - Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a strong
   commitment to achieving research goals.
   - Solid programming skills.
   - Java and practical expertise with standard NLP/related tools are
   required.



*Preferred Qualifications:*

   - Knowledge of Perl/Python is a plus
   - Experience in mining clinical literature.


As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal
background check. Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal
background check prior to employment.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Employer

Date Posted: 10/8/2013
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