Research Assistant Professor, Brain Atlas Software & AI

The University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent fringe benefits

Job summary

The University of Texas at El Paso is seeking a non-tenure-track Research Assistant Professor in Software Engineering to lead software development for a brain mapping project. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or a Master's degree with relevant experience. The role involves mentoring, adopting software practices like Agile, and collaborating across disciplines.

Salary is commensurate with experience, and the position is renewable for a maximum of three years depending on funding and performance. UTEP values a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in computer science, software engineering, biomedical informatics, or related field.
• Experience with Agile project management and software development best practices.
• Proficiency in Python and another language relevant to scientific computing.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering practices for the research software development.
• Develop the rat-to-atlas mapping pipeline components.
• Collaborate on software requirements with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Agile project management

Mentoring

Python

Software engineering practices

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Ph.D. in relevant field

Master's degree with research experience

Tools

Docker

Python-based community tooling

Job description

The University of Texas at El Paso is seeking a non-tenure-track Research Assistant Professor in Software Engineering to lead software development for a brain mapping project. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or a Master's degree with relevant experience. The role involves mentoring, adopting software practices like Agile, and collaborating across disciplines.

Salary is commensurate with experience, and the position is renewable for a maximum of three years depending on funding and performance. UTEP values a diverse and inclusive environment.