School: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Position Description:

• Foundation and representation learning for multimodal biomedical data, including electronic health records (EHRs), genomics, imaging, and clinical text to power next-generation precision medicine.
• Statistical and computational genomics across diverse populations and biobanks for risk prediction, genetic discovery, and genomic medicine.
• Federated and transfer learning for distributed and privacy-preserving data integration.
• AI and Deep learning approaches to high-dimensional and multi-modal biomedical data.
• Causal Inference, Fairness, and Trustworthy AI in real-world healthcare applications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Statistical Genetics, or a related quantitative field (by the time of appointment).
• Strong background in statistical or machine learning methodology, optimization, or high-dimensional data analysis.
• Proficiency in R or Python; experience with deep learning, causal inference, or genetic data analysis is not required but encouraged.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Contact Information:

Contact Email: rduan@hsph.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary Range:

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