Computational Scientist, Psychiatry

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a Computational Scientist to provide computational solutions for biological and clinical researchers, utilizing HPC resources, parallel computing, and large-scale data analysis.

This role supports the Computational Psychiatry Laboratory led by Dr. Abigail Ortiz, applying computational methods to mood disorders using wearable data and diverse data sources to accelerate scientific discovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Physics or related field.
• Experience with HPC and publishing computational results.

Responsibilities

• Support faculty and research staff in adapting computational strategies to domain needs.
• Work with HPC, parallel file systems, interconnects, GPU computing, and databases.
• Develop software to explore, analyze, and visualize complex biological and biomedical data.
• Participate in design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical science.
• Assist research team with computational systems to accelerate discovery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

HPC

Parallel computing

GPU computing

Data visualization

Biological data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Physics or related

Tools

High-performance compute cluster

Parallel file systems

GPU-based computing

Database servers

Job description

Job Description - Computational Scientist, Psychiatry (967717)

Job Description

Computational Scientist, Psychiatry - ( 967717 )

Description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The Computational Scientist position is responsible for providing computational solutions to biological/clinical researchers, utilizing various techniques to explore, analyze, and visualize data from a wide range of complex biological and biomedical data sources. The Computational Scientist will also utilize the University's high performance computing resource to facilitate data collection and analysis, parallel computing, and large-scale data storage.

This position will support the Computational Psychiatry Laboratory, led by Dr. Abigail Ortiz, that is at the forefront of computational psychiatry and digital phenotyping. Their mission is to transform how mood disorders are understood and managed by harnessing the continuous, passively collected physiological data that wearable technology makes possible.

BENEFITS

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Education Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or other field related to biomedical and computational research.
• Experience Experience with HPC and/or demonstrated success in publishing computational science results

Preferred

• Education Master's Degree or PhD

JOB DUTIES

• Support faculty and research staff in adapting computational strategies to the domain specific needs of the research lab.
• Working with a range of systems and technologies such as high-performance compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing, and database servers.
• Develop software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize data from a wide range of complex biological and biomedical data sources (e.g., genomic, imaging, protein structure, etc.).
• Participate in the design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical science.
• Assist research team with the application and usage of computational systems to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; gender, including sexual harassment; age; disability; citizenship; and veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

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