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Assistant, Associate, Full Professor - Department of Biomedical Informatics

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Position Title Assistant, Associate, Full Professor - Department of Biomedical Informatics
Department Biomedical Informatics Department
Posting Number F230232
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/45513
Employer State
Faculty Appointment Term Term
Position Type UUP Faculty
Posting Detail Information

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Position Summary
This position will be focused on research and education related to Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Biomedical Informatics. As a tenure track position within the department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI), faculty are responsible for obtaining extramurally funded research programs, teaching in our Undergraduate, Masters’ and PhD programs and mentoring post-doctoral fellows.

This position also includes management of our programming staff as well as teaching our Jupyter Notebook skills building workshop each summer, involving a diverse group of contributors from the University at Buffalo and around the nation. This individual will work directly with Dr. Peter Elkin on the Biomedical Informatics program.

Essential Functions:
  • AI / Machine Learning Research
  • Develop learning modules using Jupyter Notebooks
  • Develop methods for automated data driven recruitment of patients to clinical trials
  • Use social media to encourage trial participation
  • Project Management
  • Teaching in our undergraduate and graduate educational programs


Outstanding Benefits Package
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About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
  • MD, PhD or DO or equivalent in biomedical informatics, computer science, engineering or related field required
  • Experience in Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work well in a small team of individuals
  • A publication record in machine learning
Preferred Qualifications
  • An understanding of SMART, FHIR
  • An understanding of SNOMED CT, LOINC and RxNorm
  • Knowledge of Ontologies, the Web Ontology Language, automated reasoners and expert systems
  • A track record of grant funding
Physical Demands
Salary Range Competitive
Additional Salary Information
Type Full-Time
Campus Downtown Campus
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Is a background check required for this posting? No
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Contact Information

Contact's Name Peter L. Elkin, MD
Contact's Pronouns He/Him/His
Contact's Title UB Distinguished Professor and Chair
Contact's Email elkinp@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone 507-358-1341
Posting Dates

Posted 09/28/2023
Deadline for Applicants Open Until Filled
Date to be filled
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