Postdoctoral Associate (Public Health Sciences)

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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC Public Health Science has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Post Doctoral Associate to work at the UHealth campus in Miami, Fl.

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to join our bioinformatics research lab. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of computational biology, Genomics, machine learning, and data science, contributing to the development and evaluation of advanced algorithms for analyzing large-scale biological datasets. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong computer science background, such as algorithms, machine learning and data science.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate machine learning and deep learning models for biological data analysis
• Work with large-scale datasets such as:
  • Genomics / transcriptomics (bulk, single-cell, spatial)
  • Epigenomics, proteomics, or multi-omics data
• Design data preprocessing, feature engineering pipelines.
• Implement models in Python using frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow.
• Perform statistical analyses and model benchmarking against existing methods.
• Collaborate with wet-lab scientists and domain experts to interpret results.
• Contribute to manuscripts, conference abstracts, and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, or a related field
• Strong programming skills in Python, R
• Solid understanding of:
  • Machine learning fundamentals
  • Deep learning architecture (e.g., CNNs, RNNs, Transformers)
  • Optimization and model evaluation
  • Knowledge in biology and genomics
• Experience working with large datasets and numerical computing libraries (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy)
• Familiarity with Linux environments, version control (Git), cloud computing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in bioinformatics or computational biology
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Single-cell or spatial omics analysis
  • DNA Methylation analysis
  • Graph neural networks
  • Generative models (VAEs, diffusion models)
  • Multi-modal learning
• Knowledge of bioinformatics tools and data formats (FASTQ, BAM, VCF, H5AD, AnnData, Seurat, etc.).
• Experience with HPC clusters, cloud computing, or GPU acceleration.
• Strong mathematical background in linear algebra, probability, and statistics.
• Prior research experience with publications or preprints.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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