Postdoctoral position on Artificial Intelligence DataTools4Heart

Wednesday 14th June 2023

Organization University of Barcelona, BCN-AIM Lab
Location Barcelona, Spain
Title Postdoctoral position on Artificial Intelligence DataTools4Heart
URL https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/116214
Email Address paloma.fernandez@ub.edu
Description We are offering an exciting postdoctoral position at the University of Barcelona, within the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine lab (www.bcn-aim.org), new trustworthy AI solutions for personalised medicine approach to tailor the care models in the field of cardiovascular diseases.

Concretely, we offer:
A research position in beautiful Barcelona and its Mediterranean climate.
Research experience within a prestigious university (1st position in Spain).
Cutting-edge research in AI for healthcare in one of the most dynamic research groups in Europe (12 active projects including an ERC grant).
An international research environment by joining a multi-cultural team representing all continents.
Opportunities to collaborate with international and inter-disciplinary collaborators as part of the European projects.
Support in career development (e.g. grant applications, supervision of PhD students).
Travelling opportunities to scientific events, project meetings and international stays.
Freedom to independently conduct research and contribute with own ideas.

The requirements for the position are:
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Machine/deep learning algorithms
Research Field: Computer science
Biomedical data science
Medical image analysis
Excellent programming skills in Python and/or C++
Proficient English, both oral and written
Enthusiasm about research and medical applications of AI
Aptitude to work independently, lead project deliverables and meet deadlines
Good team spirit and participation to the lab's scientific life
Aptitude to collaborate with local and international project partners (including technical and clinical collaborators)

Furthermore, knowledge in any of the following areas are desirable (but optional):
Probability and statistics
Mathematics and/or applied mathematics
Bias detection and correction
Transfer learning and domain adaptation
Uncertainty estimation
Federated learning
Bioinformatics and/or Biomedical informatics
Biomedical engineering
Personalised and/or precision medicine
Digital health

The research projects:
You will join our AI for cardiology team, as part of ongoing projects such as AI4HF and DataTools4Heart (https://www.datatools4heart.eu/), funded by the European Commission and some coordinated by our lab. In these projects, we are developing new trustworthy AI solutions for personalised medicine approach to tailor the care models in the field of cardiovascular diseases. In particular, we are interested in new AI solutions for risk assessment and patient management. The project will build on a unique set of big data repositories, real-world hospital data, trustworthy AI methods, computational tools and clinical results from major EU-funded projects in cardiology leveraging federated learning. Should you join our team, you will collaborate with several technical and clinical partners within and outside Europe (e.g. in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, Peru, Tanzania, Czechia, Turkey).

The group:
The successful candidate will join the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab (www.bcn-aim.org), which is an integral part of the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. It is a young and dynamic research lab, highly active in international projects, and composed of >25 enthusiastic academics, researchers, students and research managers, with expertise in data science, machine/deep learning, biomedical informatics, trustworthy AI, and health-related applications. The research group has an established track record in coordination and participation in European and international projects (> 10 million Euros over the last 5 years) in biomedical data science and medical AI (e.g. EuCanImage, euCanSHare, EarlyCause, LongITools, HealthyCloud, RadioVal, DataTools4Heart, Youth-GEMs, HappyMums, AIMIX, AI4HF).

Contract duration and bebefits:
Flexible working hours, with possibility to telework
Full time position
Contract duration until the end of the projects, with the possibility to extend the contract as part of other grants within the lab
Gross salary per year: 40.000 €