Biomedical Informatics Postdoctoral Research Associate Position at Mayo Clinic

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Position Opening ­ Biomedical informatics

Principal Investigator: Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH., Professor of
Medical Informatics

Background:
Mayo Clinic is a world-class health care organization with cutting-edge
research programs. The Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics
(BSI) employs more than 280 experts in biostatistics, bioinformatics, and
clinical informatics. Our scientists work collaboratively with basic and
clinical researchers, providing analytical and interpretative expertise to
enable or validate discoveries with high impact on patient care. BSI also
leads in the development of statistical and informatics methodologies to
provide novel approaches to analyze biomedical data.

Position Description:
The Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics in the Department of
Health Sciences Research at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN has an opening for a
postdoctoral Research Associate to work closely with senior investigators on
research activities relating to Ontologies, Knowledge Representation,
Semantic Web, Web services and their applications with Electronic Medical
Record systems.  Research activities and successful findings will be
translated into developmental activities for existing division projects and
extramurally funded research programs.
 
Requirements: 
Candidates must have a PhD degree in medical informatics, computer science,
or a related field. The preferred candidate will be aided by experience in
research or development of software for vocabularies/ontologies, industry
standards, and service oriented architectures.  Specific skills in the
following environments and technologies are preferred: Protégé, OBO, RDF,
OWL, SPARQL, Description Logic Reasoners, UML, Java, XML/XSLT, and other Web
2.0 technologies (JQuery, Semantic Wikis). Candidates with a background and
training in biomedical ontologies and experience in working with Electronic
Medical Record systems will be given preference. The candidate interested in
this position must be highly motivated, willing to learn and demonstrate
initiative in assigned tasks.  Strong oral and written communication skills
are crucial.
  
Terms: 
The position is available immediately and can be renewed annually.

Salary & Benefits: 
Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit organization that integrates research with
clinical practices and education in a multi-campus environment. Mayo Clinic
offers an attractive benefit package. For salary information (starting
salary and salary range), contact the Research Temporary Professional
Personnel Office at researchtp@mayo.edu or call 507-266-1362. Please specify
that this is a Biomedical Informatics Postdoctoral Research Associate
position. 

How to apply: 
Applications, including curriculum vitae and bibliography, summary of past
accomplishments, and the names and email addresses of three references,
should be sent to:
Matthew J. Durski                        
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN U.S.A. 55905
Email: durski.matthew@mayo.edu
Phone Number: 507-284-3132

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Jyotishman Pathak, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics
Department of Health Sciences Research
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Phone: +1-507-538-8384
Fax: +1-507-284-0360
Email: pathak.jyotishman@mayo.edu