Positions

Immediate Position Openings (Open until filled)

Postdoctoral Scholar

A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available for a highly motivated individual who wants to develop or advance his/her academic career in the field of medical imaging sciences/engineering. Our laboratory in the Department of Radiology in the Biological Sciences Division at The University of Chicago focuses on research on computer-aided diagnosis of lesions in medical images and the development of techniques of pattern recognition, image analysis, and machine learning for computer-aided diagnosis. Our department is one of the leaders in computer-aided diagnosis research, which is at the forefront of research areas in medical imaging.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in computer science/engineering, biomedical engineering, or a similar discipline. The successful candidate must have substantial experience in 2D and 3D pattern recognition, computer vision, image analysis, and/or machine learning. Experience in medical imaging is preferable. The successful candidate must also have several to a dozen of first-author high-quality journal publications (with decent impact factors) in relevant fields, strong problem-solving and excellent collaboration skills as well as excellent programming skills in the computer languages (C/C++, Perl, and Matlab).

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and a brief statement of research interests to: suzuki at uchicago dot edu.

Available Positions

To apply for positions in our laboratory, please email suzuki at uchicago dot edu with your resume or CV, a short description of your research interests, and names/contact information for references (if available).

Postdoctoral Scholar or Research Associate (Assistant Professor or Associate Professor)

If you have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant area, there may be a possibility for a Postdoctoral Scholar position. If you already have been trained in the U.S. in a relevant research area for several years and have a dozen of first-author papers in major journals (with decent impact factors) in relevant fields, you may be eligible for a research-faculty-type position such as Research Associate (Assistant Professor or Associate Professor), depending on your qualification. Research projects will involve the development of new algorithms/methods for computer-aided diagnosis. The projects will be a collaborative effort among investigators in our department including clinical collaborators as well as collaborators at outside universities.

Computer Scientist

If you have an M.S., Ph.D., or equivalent degree in computer science/engineering, biomedical engineering, or a similar discipline, there may be a possibility for a Computer Scientist position. This position may be suited for a person who wants to develop his/her academic career in the field of medical imaging sciences/engineering. Required skills for this position are excellent programming skills in the computer languages (C/C++, Perl, and Matlab) and strong problem-solving skills. Substantial experience in 2D and 3D pattern recognition, computer vision, image analysis, and/or machine learning is desired. Research projects will involve the development of new algorithms/methods for computer-aided diagnosis or machine learning.

Research Assistant or Research Technician

If you are currently a graduate/undergraduate student at The University of Chicago or another university, there may be a possibility for a Research Assistant or Research Technician position. If you are seeking research experience in a medicine-related field, for example, if you have an M.D. degree and are looking for your residency, you may work on a research project in our laboratory as Research Technician or Research Professional to develop your career. There are a variety of jobs in this category: (1) collection of diagnostic images (CT, digital radiography, MRI, etc.), (2) selection of diagnostic imaging cases, (3) reconciliation of diagnostic images with radiology reports and/or pathology reports, (4) analysis of computer output on clinical cases, and so on.

Visiting Scholar, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, or Visiting Professors

We will accept a Visiting Scholar in a relevant research area from a university outside of the U.S., but will not accept a short-term (< six months) visitor. If you have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in a relevant area, you may be qualified for a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar position. If you already have experience for several years after earning of your Ph.D. or M.D. degree, you may be qualified for a Visiting Assistant/Associate/Full Professor position.

Research Opportunities for Those Who Look for Some Exposure to Research

	Computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) scheme for early detection of colon cancer in CT colonography
	Computer-aided quantitative measurements of lesions in medical images
	Computerized detection and characterization of liver lesions in CT

	Development of machine learning for medical image analysis
	Investigation of a machine learning technique inspired by the human visual system that can be trained with a small number of cases
	“Virtual dual-energy radiography”: Improved chest radiographs by means of rib suppression based on a massive-training artificial neural network

Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students in an NSF Program

Please see the website of the NSF REU MedIX program for details.

Call for papers: A special issue of the Algorithms on "Machine Learning for Medical Imaging"

Call for papers: A special issue of Open Artificial Intelligence Journal on "Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Image Analysis"

Congratulations to Professor Nambu on the Nobel Prize in Physics!

We have position openings (see Positions for details)