Postdoctoral Fellow.Georgia Institute of Technology

Duties & Responsibilities: A postdoctoral position in the area of health informatics and modeling is available in the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta USA. The initial one-year appointment will begin July 1 2013 and it may be extended contingent upon research performance for another year. The candidate will be supervised by faculty member Dr. Nicoleta Serban with co-supervision on some projects by Dr. Julie Swann on research in the area of health informatics including optimization and statistical models for topics such as measuring healthcare access across time and space dynamic models for projecting physician supply and health outcome studies for specialized care of conditions such as asthma. These projects will involve developing methods and analysis of large data towards the ultimate goal of building knowledge and results to improve patients' health and wellbeing. Data sets that are available for analysis i ncludes Medicaid (MAX) claims data detailed patient data from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and healthcare cost and utilization data (e.g. from the AHRQ HCUP project or from medical records of clinical collaborators with the team). Responsibilities of the post-doctoral fellow include research on health informatics topics using quantitative or analytical approaches; the research should culminate in journal publications and/or teaching case studies. Responsibilities of the post-doctoral fellow may also include participating in grant writing seeking funding managing center collaborators in clinical or policy positions and co-supervising undergraduate or graduate students on research.


Position Qualifications: Applicants should have a Ph.D. in industrial or systems engineering operations research statistics or other-related fields before the appointment begins. Strong written and oral communication skills are a must. Experience with healthcare applications and knowledge of the health field is not required but will be a plus. A strong technical background is expected and successful applicants will also exhibit leadership or organizational strengths.

Salary Range: Salary and benefits are per university policy and candidate qualifications.

Web Site: www.isye.gatech.edu

Application Address: To apply please send an application and the below documents to Dr. Nicoleta Serban at nserban@isye.gatech.edu. The application form can be found at: http://www.ohr.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/talent/GT_FacultyApplication.pdf Please also email curriculum vitae a resume three professional reference letters and a cover letter describing a candidate's particular strengths and interest in the position.

Contact Email: nserban@isye.gatech.edu

Application Deadline: Until position is filled.