The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) in collaboration with the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (BMI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor dedicated to subspace clustering and data reduction and their development in biomedical research. The position is a C-basis, 9-month per year appointment.
Contemporary biomedical research demands new machine-learning approaches, data-science techniques, algorithms, and strategies to create more effective tools to learn from growing data resources. Subspace clustering and data reduction provide an especially promising research frontier which recognizes that signals in high-dimensional data may be resolved and leveraged from low-dimensional representations.
In collaboration, the WID and BMI department seek to expand their research and training programs in subspace clustering and data reduction in the context of a rich biomedical research environment. Research opportunities abound, including with data from electronic health records, genomic repositories, or imaging resources, all of which might inform prediction for clinical outcomes or treatment strategies; as well as data on molecular structures that might guide predictions of protein binding or other molecular characteristics, for example.
The successful applicant for this position will join a vibrant academic department (BMI) and an exciting research institute (WID), establish strong subspace clustering and data reduction research program motivated by high-impact problems in biomedical research, contribute to training and mentoring in this domain, engage in collaborative activity within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) or with national and international efforts, and engage in professional service appropriate to the faculty rank.

The successful applicant will engage in the scholarly mission of BMI/WID in the domain of data reduction and subspace clustering. They will contribute to graduate training, develop a substantial sponsored research portfolio emphasizing both methodological research and collaborative interdisciplinary research, and support their unit, school, and scientific community through professional service.
70% Develop an independent research program in data reduction and subspace clustering and its application in health or biomedicine, with focus on advancing and deploying methodological tools in the biological, clinical, or public health sciences domain. The successful applicant will establish robust collaborations with investigators at UW-Madison and/or its partner institutions, develop a strong sponsored funding portfolio to support their research activities, and disseminate research findings at conferences and publishing in high-impact methodological and subject matter peer-reviewed journals appropriate to the area of research interest and application.
20% Teach courses, usually about one (1) graduate course per year; and train and mentor graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
10% Engage in professional and university service appropriate to the faculty rank.
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Preferred
Terminal Degree
PhD (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Statistics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a closely related quantitative area required.

At least two years of post-doctoral experience is required.
Candidates will have a strong portfolio of research on subspace clustering and data-reduction methods and their development in biomedical applications or training problems related to diversity equity and inclusion.
Candidates must have proven success in conducting both methodological and collaborative interdisciplinary research, publishing papers in high-impact journals or conference proceedings, and teaching appropriate to their stage of career.

Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

A competitive recruitment and selection process was conducted for this employment opportunity and a U.S. worker was not selected. An application for Alien Employment Certification is being filed on behalf of an alien to fill the employment opportunity. Anyone with documentary evidence relative to the application, or available workers, wages and/or working conditions, may contact the Regional Certifying Office of the Department of Labor at the following address:
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Lily Kramer
lbkramer@wisc.edu
608-262-7216
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Assistant Professor(FA040)

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Faculty

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