Postdoctoral Research Associate - Chemical Engineering

University of Arkansas System • Fayetteville, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education, conferred by the start of employment
• Experience in biomedical AI/ML and/or systems biology

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated excellence in previous research, supported by scientific publications
• Experience with personalized medicine, clinical datasets, and/or biomarker discovery

Responsibilities

• Collaborating closely with Dr. Richardson and students in our group, the Postdoctoral Research Associate - Chemical Engineering will help develop new computational models that integrate molecular reaction networks with AI/ML algorithms in order to predict patient-specific cardiac remodeling and heart disease outcomes across human -omic datasets.
• The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to present research findings through journal publications and conference presentations.
• Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree