Job posting: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Dr. Samira Rahimi鈥檚 team is offering a 1-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunity. The team is led by Dr. Rahimi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UU直播 and includes team members from different disciplines including engineering, data science and health sciences. The team鈥檚 research includes development, evaluation and implementation of innovative technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Primary Health Care.
Position and Project Description
The postdoctoral fellow will work on the AID project鈥攍ed by Dr. Rahimi. The objective of this project is to develop an intelligent system to detect/predict risk of dementia among older adults. The project will have an impact on early detection of dementia, and it will be delivered in primary health care鈥攚here older adults make their first and most frequent contact with the health care system. The selected candidate will be supervised by Dr. Rahimi and co-supervised by Dr. Narges
Armanfard鈥攁ssistant professor at the Intelligent Systems group at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of UU直播鈥攖o develop this intelligent system.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Candidates must have obtained a PhD degree in data science, engineering (e.g. electrical and
computer engineering, biomedical engineering) or computer sciences.
The applicant must have:
- Strong background in machine learning (e.g. supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks, anomaly detection, time-series analysis) and signal processing,
- 聽Strong programming skills, especially Python (and related machine learning libraries e.g. PyTorch)
- 聽Have an experience in data collection and data analysis,
- 聽Knowledge and interest in primary health care,
- 聽Have an excellent communication and writing skills in English, and proficiency in French considered as an asset,
- Ability to set priorities, manage time and project in a dynamic and fast-paced research environment,
- Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork,
- Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and to learn new tools and applications quickly and independently.
Details
Location: The successful candidate will be primarily based at the Department of Family Medicine
at UU直播, 5858, chemin de la C么te-des-Neiges, 3rd floor, Montreal, Quebec H3S 1Z1
Start date and Duration: Immediately (1 year; possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory
performance, and availability of funds).
Salary: To be discussed.
Application Deadline: Open until the position is filled.
Application Process
Interested applicants should prepare an electronic application that contains the following
documents merged into one PDF file (with filename YourLastName-YourFirstName.pdf):
- 聽One-page cover letter,
- 聽Full curriculum vitae,
- 聽A copy of all university graduate transcripts,
- A writing sample, not to exceed 20 pages (a published work, or a draft of a work in progress),
- 聽List names and contact details of three reference persons (including graduate supervisors).
The application should be submitted by e-mail to Dr. Rahimi (samira.rahimi [at] mcgill.ca).
Inquiries about this position should be directed to Dr. Samira Rahimi.
* We thank all people for their interest in this position. However, we will only communicate
with those whose application will be accepted.
UU直播 is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications
from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women,
persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to
further diversification.
