Scientist - Tiwari Research Lab

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Medicine & Public Health is seeking a Scientist who will play a key role in developing and translating next generation radiomics (machine learning in radiology imaging) methods for projects ongoing in Dr. Pallavi Tiwari's lab. The research conducted by Tiwari lab utilizes medical imaging and clinical data to build and optimize AI and machine learning models that identify computerized image-based phenotypes, and their associations with genomics and histopathology for disease characterization, with the aim of developing personalized diagnostic tools towards improved early diagnosis, prognosis, and response to treatment for neurological conditions and other diseases. The Scientist will work on interdisciplinary and translational research in personalized diagnostics towards early diagnosis, prognosis, and response to treatment for brain tumors, neurological disorders, and other diseases (e.g., breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver disease). The Scientist will be responsible for identifying clinically translatable research problems relating to these diseases; developing research methodologies and experiments to identify and utilize radiomic, radio-genomic, and radio-pathomic phenotypes to better characterize these diseases (e.g., building a classifier to predict disease progression or the risk of developing advanced cancer); and training students.

Requirements

At least 3 years of post-doctoral research experience in medical imaging, oncology, and/or machine learning and artificial intelligence in an academic or similar research environment.
Productivity evidenced by at least 2 first-author papers or preprints in the last 5 years.
Prior experience handling large imaging data sets and bioinformatic analysis.
Programming experience in Matlab, Python and/or R.
Terminal Degree Required; PhD in Engineering, Medical Physics, or a related technical field by application date.

Nice To Haves

Previous grant writing experience
Manuscript writing
Program management and/or development experience.
Experience contributing to clinical research projects, including IRB protocols and clinical trials.
Knowledge of statistical analysis and data visualization tools (R, SAS, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly).

Responsibilities

Assists with the identification of research problems and the development of research methodologies and procedures
Writes or assists in developing grant applications and proposals to secure research funding
Attends and assists with the facilitation of scholarly events and presentations in support of continued professional development and the dissemination of research information
Collects and analyzes research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures under general supervision and limited responsibility
Conducts literature reviews, prepares reports and materials, and disseminates information to appropriate entities
Serves as a main point of contact and liaison with internal and external stakeholders providing information and representing the interests of a specialized research area