[Sigmed-l] Biomedical Informatics Post Doc at Vanderbilt

[Leonard Davolio]

Hi All,

Vanderbilt has some post doc openings.  If you know someone in the market
for a post doc, Vanderbilt is a terrific place to do one.  Those of you
working with clinical systems and / or medical records know how important
access is.  Not a problem at Vanderbilt.  

Have a great weekend,
Len




The Department of Biomedical Informatics 
(http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/dbmi) at Vanderbilt University has 
openings for two postdoctoral research positions to investigate privacy
and security issues related to large electronic healthcare systems. 
Researchers will have the opportunity to work on a number of exciting
topics in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with data,
systems, and investigators across the Vanderbilt University Medical 
Center, as well as the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer 
Science.

Successful researchers will design theoretical models and perform
empirical investigations with massive clinical and biomedical datasets. 
Researchers will be able to analyze, and contribute to, real world 
applications, including online patient portals (e.g. patient - care
provider messaging, billing, etc.), repositories of clinical and genomic
data for hypothesis generation and testing, and complex electronic
medical record systems.

Candidates are expected to be independent and conduct original research
that has application in the local environment and is generalizable. 
Examples of research and development topics of interest include: 

+ Access Control and Query Restriction for Biomedical Databases
+ Automated De-identification of Clinical Notes
+ Cryptographic Approaches to Private Health Data Collection and 
Distribution
+ Data Mining Medical Record Access Logs for Privacy and Security 
Violations
+ Model Design and Quantification of Privacy Threats in Complex
Healthcare Systems
+ Quantitative Privacy Protections for Biomedical and Genomic Data 

Requirements: Candidates should hold a PhD (or equivalent degree) in 
biomedical or health informatics, computer science, information science,
or a related field.

Applications and inquiries regarding available positions can be sent 
electronically to Dr. Bradley Malin b.malin at vanderbilt.edu.  To apply,
send a CV, a statement of research interest, and the contact information
for three references to: 

Bradley Malin, PhD
2209 Garland Avenue, 4th Floor
Department of Biomedical Informatics 
School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37232 USA

Positions will remain open until they are filled. 




Len D'Avolio
PhD Candidate
NLM Medical Informatics Fellow
Dept. of Information Studies
Dept. of Medical Informatics
University of California, Los Angeles