PRIMARY FUNCTION :

The post-doctoral fellow will assist the Principal Investigator (PI) in developing AI techniques for image-guided radiation therapy and clinical outcome prediction and decision making using radiomics, deep learning, and other computationally intensive techniques. Trainees must have the opportunity to carry out supervised biomedical research with the primary objective of developing or extending their research skills and knowledge in preparation for an independent research career.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops image analysis tools for cancer imaging
• Develops novel radiomics features and deep learning models for clinical outcome prediction and decision making
• Uses multimodality images (e.g., CT, CBCT, MRI, and PET) and clinical software in radiation therapy
• Independently prepares oral and written reports. Coherently and effectively communicates research findings in the form of posters, presentations for PI at local and national meetings, abstracts and manuscripts, as well as the basis for grant writing, preparation and submission with PI as appropriate. Generates publication quality figures for grants and manuscripts. Writes and edits experimental and technical sections of grant applications.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
  OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES :
  
• Be involved in scientific collaborations
• Initiate and coordinate computational layouts
• Keep abreast of up-to-date new developments in procedures, technology and equipment, as they become available. Advise PI of new and novel procedures into the laboratory
• Discuss and evaluate project results with PI
• Retrieves and archives published articles and conference proceedings for use by PI including extended literature searches

Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS :

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Medical Physics, Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related field required.



EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

Specific experience requirements will be determined by the PI and are based on the research focus..



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Experienced researcher with strong computational, organizational, communication, writing and interpersonal skills. Must have a solid base knowledge of advanced scientific principals and methods.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Par Reference Code

70801