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

[Siddhartha Jonnalagadda]

*Position: **Postdoctoral Fellow, Preventive Medicine, Health and
Biomedical Informatics Division; Feinberg School of Medicine*

*Job Type: *Full-time

*Location: *Chicago, IL

*Required Travel: *No

*Compensation: *Competitive

*Start Date*: Immediate



*Job Description: *Northwestern University has A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH
FELLOW position in Biomedical Natural Language Processing (NLP) open in the
Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics. The position is part of a
collaborative project with Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute (BCVI). The
successful candidate will participate in innovative research to use NLP
methods for clinical information extraction. They will work in a
stimulating environment of the Division of Health and Biomedical
Informatics.

*Organization Overview: *Founded in 1851, Northwestern University is
regarded among the leading research centers in the nation. The University
maintains high national and international recognition for its
accomplishments in medical research and boasts a proud tradition of
excellence, with faculty who are members of the National Academy of
Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences. The Feinberg School of Medicine - one of Northwestern
University's twelve colleges and schools - stands out among the nation's
medical schools. Feinberg has built a national reputation for excellence
through a strong history of collaborative, interdisciplinary medical
education and research, and along with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and
Northwestern Medical Group is part of the premier academic medical center
known as Northwestern Medicine. Feinberg stands out among the nation's
research-intensive medical schools and consistently receives high marks in
U.S. News & World Report surveys.Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is
one of the country's leading academic medical centers located in downtown
Chicago. NMH's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute (BCVI) is a nationally
recognized program that delivers highly specialized cardiovascular care. In
2014, *U.S. News & World Report* ranked the Cardiology and Heart Surgery
program 13th in the nation and ranked NMH number one in the Chicago metro
region.


*Specific Responsibilities:*

   - Conduct clinical natural language processing research (primarily
   information extraction) within the scope of cardiovascular areas such as
   Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV), heart failure and functional MR.
   - Consultation with co-investigators on appropriate design and
   development.
   - Work toward independent research writing papers, manuscripts,
   presentations and briefs.
   - Supervise students and other techs working in the dry lab.
   - Prepare written reports and publications as primary author and present
   research findings at regional and national meetings.


*Minimum Qualifications:*

   - MD with experience in informatics OR PhD in Computer Science,
   Biomedical Informatics or related fields with a focus on Natural Language
   Processing or Computational Linguistics and exposure to clinical notes
   - Strong publication record in Biomedical Natural Language Processing.
   - Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a strong
   commitment to achieving research goals.
   - Solid programming skills including expertise in Java and SQL.


 *Preferred Qualifications:*

   - Prior experience in mining information from cardiovascular clinical
   notes
   - Exposure to cardiovascular domain


*To Apply:*

Contact Dr. Jonnalagadda (sid at northwestern.edu) with your CV, 2-3
references and research statement.
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