Research Term Faculty

Department: College of Public Health

Classification: 12-month Research Faculty

Job Category: Research Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Restricted: Yes

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The College of Public Health at George Mason University comprises four academic units in addition to Social Work: Global and Community Health; Health Administration and Policy; Nursing; and Nutrition and Food Studies, fielding a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs (BS through PhD). The College has seven academic programs that are externally accredited and is home to more than 1,900 undergraduate and 950 graduate students and approximately 140 faculty and staff. Further information about the College may be found at: https://publichealth.gmu.edu.

About the Position:

Term research faculty will support research and development activities in the project that aims at developing artificial intelligence-based platform and mobile application to support analysis of injuries for victims of violence. The term faculty will be closely working with the PIs and independently completing their own portions of work. The term faculty researcher will be part of a larger team aiming at developing software and a mobile platform that utilizes deep learning to analyze images of bruises. 

An ideal candidate can work across several areas of the project: clinical, engineering and informatics.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing components of the project platform or deep learning application;
• Supervises a team of graduate students and programmers, and monitors the work of external contractors;
• Performs some managerial responsibilities for the project; and
• Writes manuscripts.

Required Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a related field;
• Completed PhD or equivalent degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, health informatics or a related field; 
• Experience in developing large-scale software, data platforms or deep learning is required;
• Research expertise and strong background in one or more of the following areas: 
  •  Computer programming (Python, JavaScript);
  •  Deep neural networks and computer vision;
  •  Design and implementation of database systems;
  •  Design and implementation of application programming interfaces;
  •  Server-based and cloud environments;
  •  Mobile software and hardware; 
•  Skills/Knowledge:
  • Computer programming (Python, JavaScript);
  • Design and implementation of application programming interfaces (APIs);
  • Design of user interfaces;
  • System implementation in mobile software and hardware;
• Abilities:
  •  Work with a large team of researcher's, software developers, engineers and clinicians;
  •  Independently perform research; and
  •  Supervise a team of researchers and software developers. 

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Research Term Faculty (Requisition # 10001718)  at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application and include 1) a cover letter of interest, 2) Resume, and 3) list of three references with full contact information.

Posting Open Date: December 18, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  January 21, 2025

Open Until Filled:  Yes