Research Associate-Fixed Term

### Position Summary

A postdoctoral research positions is available in the ILLIDAN Lab of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan State University.  The successful candidate will be working with Dr. Jiayu Zhou at Computer Science and Engineering and Dr. Bin Chen at College of Human Medicine to work on development of machine learning models for drug discovery.

The research project focuses on:

– Development of drug representation for deep learning
– Development of computational models for drug discovery and repurposing 
– Development of generative models and diffusion models for biomedical research.

The successful candidate will be expected to conceptualize algorithms and systems, write code, conduct numerical experiments, collect and analyze data, give presentations about the research, write papers and provide progress reports to the Principal Investigator, mentor undergraduate and graduate students in the lab.

This position is a 24-month fixed term appointment. Renewal of position is based on funding and performance.

### Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

### Required Degree

Doctorate -Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field

### Minimum Requirements

– PhD or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.

### Desired Qualifications

– Experience in machine learning theories and algorithms, deep learning and representation learning in particular.
– Knowledge in Reinforcement Learning is an advantage. 
– Excellent communication skills are essential. 

### Required Application Materials

Please submit a cover letter, CV, names and contact information of three references.

### Special Instructions

For more information, you can visit ILLIDAN Labs websites at

### Review of Applications Begins On

09/11/2023

### Website

cse.msu.edu

### MSU Statement

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