Assistant Scientist - AI-Enabled Immune Digital Twin & Organ Damage Mechanistic Model

Indiana University Academic Positions•Bloomington, IN

About The Position

The Assistant Scientist will develop biologically meaningful, interpretable model components linking immune-state dynamics to organ-damage risk in critical illness, focusing on lung, kidney, and liver injury. The position is at the Biocomplexity Institute at Indiana University Bloomington and works under the direction of Dr. James A. Glazier. The role is divided between dynamic immune and organ modeling (60%) and consortium deliverables and research (40%). It includes developing model modules, mapping clinical biomarkers and time-series to model states, defining biological scoring criteria for digital twin ensembles, collaborating with national consortium partners, writing technical publications, and preparing milestone-ready contract deliverables.

Responsibilities

  • Develop fast, interpretable ODE, network, and mechanistic model modules linking immune dysfunction to organ injury.
  • Map clinical time-series and biomarkers to model states.
  • Formulate biological plausibility criteria and scoring criteria for digital twin ensembles.
  • Prepare test cases, model packages, and model cards.
  • Write research papers and technical publications.
  • Present findings.
  • Collaborate with national consortium partners in systems biology and clinical data science.
  • Prepare milestone-ready contract deliverables.
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