[visionlist] Job: postdoc or research staff in biological brain image analysis

[Hanchuan Peng]

Hi, 

Please help post the following ad. Thanks.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
 
Janelia Farm Research Campus
 
Postdoc / Staff Position
 
 
A full time Postdoc and/or Research Staff position is available at the
Janelia Farm Research Campus. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute¹s Janelia
Farm Research Campus is a unique, world-class research community in Ashburn,
VA. This campus has a world-class research environment and an outstanding
research team on neuroscience, bioimaging, and computational biology. Over
the next five years, Janelia Farm Research Campus (JFRC) will grow to over
400 employees, to include top scientists, physicists, engineers and
operations staff.
 
This position offers a unique opportunity to conduct image analysis, pattern
recognition, data mining, machine learning, and data visualization of large
volume of 3D biological imaging data of animal brains and neuronal
structures. The research projects will tackle several challenging, but
highly rewarding, problems of neuroscience and computer science.
 
The primary responsibility of this position will be to support scientific
research in computational analysis of bioimages and bioinformatics using
technical knowledge of software, software development, networking and/or
hardware in complex computing environment designed for scientific research.
 
* Work collaboratively with the Investigator to determine the most suitable
computational methods to be used in research.
* Independently perform scientific investigative procedures requiring
application of professional judgment.
* Interpret experimental results and determine whether they are consistent
with experimental goals.
* Review pertinent literature for information that will further research
goals.  
* Prepare reports of research for presentation or publication.
 
The candidate should be able to review goals and determine which techniques
and/or systems are required to meet them.  If the technique does not exist
in the lab, then must be able to acquire that technology. May develop novel
or innovative techniques to address specific issues.
 
The ideal applicant should be comfortable with performing complex computer
analysis, have excellent skills in resolving hardware, software and/or
network problems, have strong software development skills, and have a
willingness to learn new tools. Must have broad and general knowledge in a
number of areas and will have strong knowledge in the specific area of
computing technology.  Preferred qualification include previous experience
in image analysis/processing, software development, hardware and software
maintenance as well as two years of related research experience in image
analysis, pattern recognition, data mining, machine learning, and/or data
visualization. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in CS,
EE, or BME and strong programming skills, and enjoy an interactive research
environment. 
 
 
HHMI offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.  For
consideration, please forward your curriculum vitae along with a statement
of research and three best publications in confidence to
jfrcjobs at janelia.hhmi.org.   Please include job title with ³Postdoc/Staff
Application ­ Peng Lab² in the subject line.  To learn more about HHMI and
Janelia Farm visit www.hhmi.org/janelia <http://www.hhmi.org/janelia> .
 
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.