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Faculty Positions – Image Analysis
Department of Computational Biology
Memphis, TN
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a private, not-for-profit institute that is internationally recognized for its commitment to performing cutting edge research and providing state of the art clinical services, with the goal to improve the outcome for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. It is engaged in ongoing expansion of its facilities as well as patient care and scientific research activities.
From analyzing biological images related to pediatric cancer to developing innovative imaging methods and analytical tools, your work can have a significant impact at St Jude. The Computational Biology department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is currently seeking exceptional candidates for multiple FACULTY positions specializing in the development of quantitative imaging methods to establish an independent multidisciplinary research program. The successful applicants will have extensive experience in pattern recognition and machine learning with a focus on decision support or mathematical modeling for quantitative image analysis. Areas of interest include algorithms and systems for processing and analyzing biological and medical images, applications of data science to image analysis and understanding, and development of innovative instrumentation and display technologies. Research that has proven or potential biological or clinical applications are of particular interest. This search is open for mid-career or senior investigators with a strong record of independent research, as well as motivated early career investigators interested in establishing innovative research programs.
As part of a significant expansion from a research program to an academic department, the newly established Computational Biology department occupies 28,700-square-feet of laboratory and office space. Computational Biology investigators have access to dedicated departmental shared resources established for BIG data analysis and functional validation. They include priority access to cloud computing infrastructure and a local high-performance computing facility including a new state-of-art data center, a core wet lab available to support dry lab faculty, an engineering team for high throughput data analysis and a genomics laboratory for developing new sequencing technologies and assays. The research environment at St. Jude is highly interactive with collaborative opportunities across all basic research and clinical departments, as well as access to institutional shared resources managed by PhD-level scientists.
We offer very competitive packages, including generous startup funds, computing resources, equipment, laboratory space, personnel support and continued institutional support beyond the start-up phase. A faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Member level may be considered. Successful applicants must hold a PhD degree, have at least three years of relevant postgraduate experience or a demonstrated track record of developing novel, high-impact computational methods. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a 2-3 page summary of research interests, and the names of three references to: ComputationalBiologyRecruitment@stjude.org.
Ready to join a team that is always innovating, because we believe anything is possible?
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Jude does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, sex, genetic information, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, veteran’s status or disabled veteran’s status with respect to employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment. St. Jude engages in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a 2-3 page summary of research interests, and the names of three references to: ComputationalBiologyRecruitment@stjude.org.