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Institut for Klinisk Medicin - Center for Funktionelt Integrativ Neurovidenskab (CFIN) - Fakultet: Health

Research assistant in data science and natural language processing applied to pain research

Ansøgningsfrist 1. maj 23:59 CEST

Forventet start 1. aug

  • Institut for Klinisk Medicin - Center for Funktionelt Integrativ Neurovidenskab (CFIN) Universitetsbyen 3 8000 Aarhus C

  • Tidsbegrænset fuldtidsstilling 1. aug 2024 - 28. feb 2026 ID: 14984

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The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as a research assistant in data science, natural language processing and pain research as per 1 August 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term full-time position for max 19 months.

The department of Clinical Medicine prioritizes diversity and a good work environment, as this is a prerequisite for groundbreaking research. In a diverse and international research environment, dedicated employees are looking to generate new knowledge within medical research areas. The Department provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree programme. Academic staff contribute to the teaching. English is the preferred language in the laboratory, at meetings and at seminars. The department employs approx. 500 people from all over the world, and they make use of the department's modern laboratory-, core- and animal facilities. The Department of Clinical Medicine focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration with business and industry, and numerous researchers from the department have established companies to develop new medicinal treatments founded in professional scientific basic research. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.

Your job responsibilities

As research assistant, your primary tasks involve conducting research where chronic pain outcomes are predicted from linguistic data. You contribute to the development of protocols, data analyses, drafting of manuscripts and participation in research meetings. In your daily work, you have a close interaction with competent colleagues.

Your main tasks will consist of: Research at the intersection of data science, natural language processing and pain research, from experimental design to data analyses and scientific writing.

You will report to the Head of Department of Clinical Medicine, Jørgen Frøkiær.

Your competences

You have a background within data science or cognitive science and experience with computational modelling and natural language processing. Experience with pain research is preferred but not required.

As a person, you have good interpersonal skills, are inclusive and team-oriented and able to contribute to a good work environment.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English.

In order to be assessed as qualified for the position, you must meet these academic criteria.

Questions about the position

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department Jørgen Frøkiær tel.: (+45) 8715 0000.

If you have any questions about the project, please contact the Principal Investigator Francesca Fardo at francesca@cfin.au.dk

Your place of work will be the Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Universitetsbyen 3, Building 1710, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

We expect to conduct interviews in weeks 20-22.
 


Terms of employment


Application

Your application must include the following:
We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
 

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Francesca Fardo

Francesca Fardo Lektor, Institut for Klinisk Medicin - Center for Funktionelt Integrativ Neurovidenskab (CFIN) francesca@cfin.au.dk

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Administrationscenter Health - Health HR +4520706956 emply.he.hr@au.dk

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Ansøgningsfrist: onsdag den 1. maj 2024 kl. 23:59 CEST

36.500 studerende

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8.400 ansatte

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