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March 02, 2008
Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Dental Informatics
The Center for Dental Informatics (CDI) at the University of Pittsburgh is currently recruiting for a postdoctoral position to help support its growing research initiatives. We are looking for an individual with education and research experience in one or more of the following areas:
- HCI
- user-centered design/rapid prototyping
- cognitive science
- computer-supported collaborative work (CSCW)
- computer-mediated communication
- biomedical informatics
Those methodological areas of expertise will support research projects in clinical informatics and/or collaborative systems and computer-supported collaborative work. In clinical informatics, key projects are the development and evaluation of a multimodal interface for electronic dental records, the exploration of 3D representations of patient data, and decision support. In CSCW, we are focused on the development and evaluation of online communities and knowledge management systems.
Guaranteed funding for two years will help you launch your career as an independent researcher. You will be able to dedicate 100% of your time to research, mentored by one or more faculty member(s). Your faculty mentor will assist you in performing research, writing publications, and applying for independent funding.
Requirements: Post-graduate degree (DMD/DDS, MD or PhD) and training in HCI, informatics, CSCW, computer science or a related discipline. Ability to independently perform research in one of the above areas with mentoring from a faculty member. Ability to write and publish journal articles.
To apply, send the following to Heiko Spallek (hspallek at pitt.edu):
- Curriculum vitae
- One-page description of your research interests
- Contact information for three references
- One writing sample-preferably a published or accepted paper
For more information on CDI faculty and their research interests, please visit http://di.dental.pitt.edu.
Posted by pfa at March 2, 2008 03:50 PM