Position Description

The University of Washington, Department of Radiology, has an opening for a postdoctoral scholar position in cancer imaging.  The prospective postdoc will work with a multi-disciplinary group of experts including radiologists, oncologist, data scientists, image analysts, and other school of medicine faculty members at the University of Washington and its affiliated hospitals.  Research projects will primarily focus on translational and clinical research projects involving machine learning and data science applications, integrated image processing methods, computational, workflow optimizations,  image segmentation, and incorporation of cancer biomarkers for multimodal predictions. Postdoctoral Scholar appointments are initially for 12-months with opportunities to renew.  This appointment may not exceed 5 years, including postdoctoral experience(s) at other institutions. 

The base salary range for this position will be $5,705 to $6,178 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

This is a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position on an annual, 12-month appointment.  Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Completed MD or PhD in a medical imaging related field, date, or computer sciences.
• High motivation and a strong interest in medical imaging and oncology research.
• Experience with clinical research, database management, image processing, and/or maching learning experience will be highly valued.

Instructions

Interested candidates should apply via Interfolio link with their CV (including a full list of publications), a statement of research interests, and contact information for three referees.  Please apply online through Interfolio here: https://apply.interfolio.com/156448.

For questions please email Dr. Guilherme Moura da Cunha, MD, OncoRad director, at gcunha@uw.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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