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Date: Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 4:14 AM<br>Subject: Senior Researcher in Biomedical Image Analysis job ad<br><br>
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In case you are interested or know someone who might be interested in a Senior Researcher in Biomedical Image Analysis position in FIMM, Helsinki, please forward it towards.<br>
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Thank you very much,<br>
Peter<br>
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Peter Horvath, Ph.D.<br>
Light Microscopy Centre<br>
ETH Zurich<br>
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</div>-------------------------------------<div><br></div><div><div>INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS</div><div><br></div><div>FIMM is currently seeking a</div><div><br></div><div>Senior Researcher in Biomedical Image Analysis</div>
<div><br></div><div>The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is an international research institute in</div><div>Helsinki (<a href="http://www.fimm.fi">www.fimm.fi</a>) focusing on human genomics and personalized medicine. FIMM</div>
<div>integrates molecular medicine research, technology center and biobanking infrastructures</div><div>“under one roof” and thereby promotes translational research and adoption of personalized</div><div>medicine in health care. FIMM researchers are involved in several grand challenge projects,</div>
<div>such as the impact of genome information from the Finnish population in personalized health</div><div>and medical interventions, development of individualized cancer medicine, and novel</div><div>diagnostics via imaging of tissue and cells. The disease areas of interest for the 15 research</div>
<div>groups cover cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurology, and viral infections.</div><div>Description</div><div><br></div><div>The position is within the PREDECT consortium, an Innovative Medicines Initiatives (IMI)</div>
<div>funded partnership with 21 laboratories collaborating in a Public-Private partnership developing</div><div>new models for preclinical evaluation of drug efficacy in common cancers</div><div>(<a href="http://www.predect.eu/">http://www.predect.eu/</a>). Our interdisciplinary research team is seeking a senior scientist to</div>
<div>develop computer vision methods for image analysis of cell and tissue samples. The ideal</div><div>candidate must have strong background in image analysis as well as machine learning and an</div><div>interest in working closely with biomedical scientists. The applicant should have outstanding</div>
<div>programming skills and a good mathematical background. The scientist will also supervise our</div><div>Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers.</div><div>Qualification and experience</div><div>•</div><div>The optimal candidate should have a PhD degree (e.g., in computer science,</div>
<div>mathematics, physics, or engineering) and at least four years of postdoctoral or equivalent</div><div>experience as an independent researcher.</div><div>•</div><div>Experience of image analysis projects within the biomedical domain is an</div>
<div>advantage.</div><div>•</div><div>A solid background with hands-on experience in planning and executing image</div><div>analysis projects is essential.</div><div>•</div><div>The position especially necessitates understanding and practical knowledge of</div>
<div>image segmentation, object recognition and classification.</div><div>•</div><div>The senior scientist must have strong analytical skills and mathematical</div><div>foundation.</div><div>•</div><div>Knowledge of programming in MATLAB, as well as lower level programming</div>
<div>languages is an advantage.</div><div>•</div><div>Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required and the</div><div>candidate must have the capability to independently write clear scientific reports, papers,</div>
<div>and proposals.</div><div>•</div><div>The candidate should have good interpersonal communication skills and be able</div><div>to work independently as well as part of a team and supervision experience is a benefit.</div>
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INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS</div><div><br></div><div>Salary and contract</div><div><br></div><div>The salary will be commensurate with qualifications based on the University salary system. A</div><div>contract will be offered initially through January 2016.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Application should include a one-page cover letter summarizing the applicant’s motivation and</div><div>a CV with a list of publications sent to Johan Lundin, Research Director, at</div><div><a href="mailto:johan.lundin@helsinki.fi">johan.lundin@helsinki.fi</a> no later than the 9th of August 2013.</div>
<div><br></div><div>FIMM is part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, composed of the</div><div>European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the centers for molecular medicine in</div><div>Norway, Sweden and Denmark. At the national level, FIMM is a joint research institute of the</div>
<div>University of Helsinki (primary host), the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, the National</div><div>Institute for Health and Welfare, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.</div><div><span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
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