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Computational Scientist, Psychiatry - ( 967717 )

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With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

The Computational Scientist position is responsible for providing computational solutions to biological/clinical researchers, utilizing various techniques to explore, analyze, and visualize data from a wide range of complex biological and biomedical data sources. The Computational Scientist will also utilize the University's high performance computing resource to facilitate data collection and analysis, parallel computing, and large-scale data storage.

This position will support the Computational Psychiatry Laboratory, led by Dr. Abigail Ortiz, that is at the forefront of computational psychiatry and digital phenotyping. Their mission is to transform how mood disorders are understood and managed by harnessing the continuous, passively collected physiological data that wearable technology makes possible.

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Education Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or other field related to biomedical and computational research.
• Experience Experience with HPC and/or demonstrated success in publishing computational science results

• Education Master's Degree or PhD

• Support faculty and research staff in adapting computational strategies to the domain specific needs of the research lab.
• Working with a range of systems and technologies such as high-performance compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing, and database servers.
• Develop software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize data from a wide range of complex biological and biomedical data sources (e.g., genomic, imaging, protein structure, etc.).
• Participate in the design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical science.
• Assist research team with the application and usage of computational systems to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; gender, including sexual harassment; age; disability; citizenship; and veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

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