Job Summary: Are you interested in clinical research that will improve patient outcomes in ICU patients with brain injuries? Are you interested to become a part of team with physicians and engineers to do cutting edge research and development of novel algorithms? The Department of neurosurgery at University of Texas Health Science Center is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to be part of its research team. The ideal candidate is someone who loves challenges, learns quickly, works efficiently and can communicate effectively with others. Job Responsibilities Conducting research projects, both independently and with others. Purchasing, setting up and maintaining equipment necessary to conduct experiments. Helping supervise undergraduate students. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Required: Ph.D. in a basic science, informatics, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics *. Work habits: Good record keeping habits and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Technical Skills. Candidates must have expertise in ONE of the following three areas: Area #1 Clinical Research and Statistics Assists faculty in the development of new statistical methodology for measurement and analysis of data Applies advanced statistical methods, simulation models, and skilled statistical programming as needed. Compiles, analyzes and reports statistical data for various projects including, but not limited to manual and computer-aided data abstraction and evaluation, clinical trials, computerized imaging Must be skilled in the usuage of EXCEL, MS ACESS,. Statistical packages such as SPSS or SAS Area #2 Clinical Informatics o Candidates must have experience with the following Data mining and machine learning Informatics , network theory, MySQL Area #3 Clinical Big Data expertise. o Candidates must have experience with one of the following: Coding in MATLAB or Python, R, PERL, JAVA, C/C++ would be preferred Familiar with any big data framework such as Hadoop or Spark is preferred. Familiarity with Visualization tools such as Tableau, D3.js etc is preferred This is an open position in Dr. Huimahn Alex Choi's lab; salary will commensurate with experience. We are an energetic, highly collaborative research group interested in applying statistical and informatics tools to improve patients’ lives. Read more about the lab and our projects via https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/. Houston itself is a cultured city with fabulous restaurants and a warm climate, with a well- connected international airport. Application Instructions: Please include a recent CV and contact information for 2 references. A short cover letter or paragraph explaining your interest in the position would be helpful but is not required. Send to tenisha.madkins@uth.tmc.edu. UTHealth is an EEO/AA employer. UTHealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE/M/D/F/V.