Postdoc: AI-Video Surgical Skill Assessment

Florida State University; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida State University in Tallahassee invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI for Video-Based Surgical Skill Assessment within the NexCom Laboratory of the College of Engineering.

The role focuses on developing AI/vision methods to objectively evaluate surgical performance from video data, collaborating with clinicians and educators, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate researchers. This OPS/temporary position offers interdisciplinary research opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong background in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, or computational science.
• Excellent programming skills in Python and experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel AI and computer vision algorithms for objective assessment of surgical technical performance from video.
• Design and evaluate next-generation video foundation models for surgical skill assessment.
• Develop explainable AI methods that generate clinically meaningful and actionable formative feedback.
• Develop multimodal computational methods that integrate video, motion, and other data sources to improve assessment accuracy.
• Investigate longitudinal models of surgical skill acquisition and performance.
• Collaborate with surgeons and medical educators to validate computational methods using clinical and simulated surgical datasets.
• Publish research in leading journals and conferences in artificial intelligence, computer vision, biomedical engineering, and surgical education.
• Contribute to the preparation of competitive proposals to federal agencies and private foundations.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers.

Skills

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning

Computer vision

Python programming

ML frameworks

Publications

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Job description

Florida State University in Tallahassee invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI for Video-Based Surgical Skill Assessment within the NexCom Laboratory of the College of Engineering.

The role focuses on developing AI/vision methods to objectively evaluate surgical performance from video data, collaborating with clinicians and educators, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate researchers. This OPS/temporary position offers interdisciplinary research opportunities.