PhD/Posdoc Positions in Biomedical Data Mining

PhD/Posdoc Positions in Biomedical Data Mining
University of Geneva/University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland

Applications are invited for 2 PhD students and 1 Postdoc in data mining
applied to biomedical data. The candidates will work on a 4 year
European research project (FP7). The project will involve several
clinical sites across Europe, including the University Hospitals of
Geneva, as well as leading EHR vendors. The goal of the project is to
deliver computer tools and methods to advance the state of the art in
documenting, detecting and preventing antibiotics resistance at both
clinical and population levels.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:
-an outstanding academic record in computer science as well as strong
mathematical and programming skills;
-a solid background in at least two of the following areas: distributed
database management, quantitative analysis, machine learning,
information retrieval, business intelligence, ontology engineering,
multimodal data management (structured data/text/signals...).
-a clear aptitude for independent and creative research as evidenced by
an excellent Master or PhD thesis;
-good communication skills in English and French (or at least a clear
indication of willingness to learn the latter).

The salary for a research assistant at the University of Geneva starts
at about 50000 CHF (~45000 USD or 30000 Euro) per year. The University
and University Hospitals of Geneva are equal opportunity employers.
Please send your curriculum vitae, academic transcript, and contact
information to patrick.ruch@sim.hcuge.ch.