Position Announcement

[Phil Goodman]

           *******  Preliminary Position Announcement  *******

    NEURAL NETWORK METHODOLOGIST -- VISITING or RESEARCH FACULTY MEMBER
         (Basic and Applied Research; 100% of Time Protected for
               Project-Related and Independent Research)

                Center for Biomedical Modeling Research
                      University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada Center for Biomedical Modeling Research (CBMR),
located at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Lake Tahoe, is an
interdisciplinary research project involving the Departments of Medicine,
Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science. Under federal funding, CBMR
faculty and collaborators apply neural network and advanced probabilistic/
statistical concepts to large health care databases. In particular, they are
developing methods to: (1) improve the accuracy of predicting surgical
mortality, (2) interpret nonlinearities and interactions among predictors,
and (3) manage missing data.

The CBMR seeks a PhD (or equivalent) methodologist trained in advanced
artificial neural network theory, model generalization, probability and
statistical theory, and C programming. This person will have major
responsibility for the design of techniques that improve the ability of
nonlinear models to generalize, and will supervise several C programmers to
implement concepts into software (much of the resulting software will be
freely distributed for use in many fields). Working knowledge of decision
theory, Bayesian statistics, bootstrap, ROC analysis, or imputation of
missing data is desirable. 

Starting date is November 15, with an expected duration of at least 2 years.
Appointment possibilities include:

    * Research Assistant Professor (non-tenure track)

    * Visiting Professor (Assistant/Associate/Full)
      (salary could be added to available sabbatical or other partial funding)

Funding is also available for a graduate student to work under the faculty
member, and possibly a post-doctoral position.

The position will remain open until filled. The University of Nevada employs
only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United
States. AA-EOE.

If interested, please send (by written, faxed, or plain-text electronic mail):
a cover letter detailing your qualifications, and a resume that includes the
names and phone numbers of three references.

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            Philip H. Goodman, MD, MS       E-mail: goodman at unr.edu
  Associate Professor of Medicine, Electrical Engineering, & Computer Science

         University of Nevada Center for Biomedical Modeling Research
                World-Wide Web:  http://www.scs.unr.edu/~cbmr/
       Washoe Medical Center, 77 Pringle Way, Reno, Nevada  89520  USA
                Voice: +1 702 328-4869   FAX: +1 702 328-4871
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