Postdoc Opportunity at the VACLab
Apply now for this opportunity to join the VACLab as a postdoc! This NIH-supported position will support a postdoctoral scholar who will conduct visual analytics research within our lab and help mentor students from multiple PhD programs. Responsibilities include the development and evaluation of new visual analytics techniques for bias reduction and awareness in population health contexts. Read below for more information and a link to apply.
Are you a PhD student getting close to graduation? Interested in the work we do here at the VACLab or intrigued by one of our papers?
Our highly interdisciplinary lab is searching for a postdoc to join our team! Our team includes researchers and students with backgrounds in Information Science, Computer Science, Health Informatics and more. PhD students planning to graduate soon in any of these disciplines are encouraged to apply if your interests and research backgrounds overlap with the work taking place here in our lab.
More specifically, we seek candidates with demonstrated record of research in the areas of visualization, human-computer interaction, health informatics, or closely related disciplines. The postdoctoral scholar hired for this position will be expected to play a key role in a NIH-funded research project exploring the use of data visualization and related software technologies to combat bias and support equity within data-driven population health contexts. The postdoctoral scholar will have the opportunity to lead research related to this and other projects, help shape the team’s broader research agenda, and mentor a diverse group of students with varied research interests. Responsbilities will include will include research leadership, idea generation, software prototype design and development, prototype evaluation and user studies, mentorship of student researchers, and research dissemination.
Want to learn more? Please reach out to Prof. David Gotz with questions or to schedule time for a conversation.
Applications can be submitted via the UNC jobs portal.
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