PostDoc in NN Programming

[Phil Goodman]

                  *******  Position Announcement  *******

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK PROGRAMMING

                Center for Biomedical Modeling Research
                 University of Nevada, Lake Tahoe/Reno

LOCATION: 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 institute 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.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates considered for this position must have: (1) 
strong programming skills in the C language, (2) substantial operating 
experience in a UNIX environment, (3) familiarity with multilayer perceptron 
neural network architectures, and (4) a PhD in a related field. In addition, 
experience in probability, statistical regression, optimization, and/or 
functional approximation theory will be considered favorably. 

EFFORT: Approximately 80% of effort will be devoted programming neural 
network software. The remaining 20% of effort will be available for 
literature review, manuscript preparation, and attending scientific 
conferences (supported).

DURATION: This fellowship will begin in April, 1995. The duration will be 12 
months, extendible upon mutual agreement for an additional 6 months.

APPLICATION: If interested, please send the following by plain-text 
electronic mail (preferred), surface mail, or FAX: (1) a cover letter 
detailing your interests and qualifications, (2) your resume, and, 
(3) the names and phone numbers (or email addresses) 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

                                 Director
         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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