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**Open Date** 07/01/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN42366B

**Job Title** Post Doc Res Assoc

**Working Title** Post Doc - Computational Pathology

**Job Grade** A00

**FLSA Code** Administrative

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, 40 hours per week. This is an on-site position.

**VP Area** U of U Health - Academics

**Department** 00247 - Pathology

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** Commensurate with education and experience.

**Close Date** 10/01/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Pathology has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computational Pathology. The position will be based at the University of Utah School of Medicine, ranked among the top 30 public research universities in the nation. In this position you will have the opportunity to work side by side with other world-class professionals, develop your skills, and grow your career.

This position entails a collaborative component with the Institute of Scientific Computing and Imaging and the Department of Radiology. Projects are focused on multi-modal medical image analysis for computational biomarker development and leverage large data sets from the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the Salt Lake City VA.

Responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants should have a PhD in Computer Science, or a closely related field and must have research experience in medical image analysis, including the analysis of pathology images using AI and histopathology Foundation models.

The ideal candidate will have an interest to pursue a career in health care applications of medical image analysis.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will give you the unique chance to actively drive research projects to predict clinically important endpoints using your knowledge in algorithm development. You will be part of a growing, interdisciplinary team and join weekly meetings with faculty in Computer Science, Pathology and Radiology to discuss your ideas. You will also have opportunities to teach and to develop a portfolio of publications in medical journals. Our strong mentoring environment is ideally suited for a career path in academia or R&D in a company.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences

PREFERENCES

The ideal candidate has strong writing skills and enjoys working in a collaborative and multidisciplinary team.

**Type** Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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