Posting Number:
RTF00070PO23
USC Market Title:
Post Doctoral Fellow
Link to USC Market Title:
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/156385
Business Title (Internal Title):
Postdoctoral Fellow
Campus:
Columbia
Work County:
Richland
College/Division:
College of Arts and Sciences
Department:
CAS Psychology
Advertised Salary Range:
Salary commensurate with qualifications.
Part/Full Time:
Full Time
Hours per Week:
37.5
Work Schedule:
Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Type of Staff Position:
Staff Research Grant (SRGP)
Basis :
12 months
Job Search Category:
Post-doctoral
About University of South Carolina:
From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.
Diversity Statement:
At the University of South Carolina, we strive to cultivate an inclusive environment that is open, welcoming, and supportive of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize diversity in our workforce is essential to providing academic excellence and critical to our sustainability. The University is committed to eliminating barriers created by institutional discrimination through accountability and continuous process improvement. We celebrate the diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences of our employees.
South Carolina Retirement:
Yes
State Insurance Programs:
Yes
Annual Leave:
Yes
Sick Leave:
Yes
Advertised Job Summary:
The Postdoctoral Fellow will assist the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators in developing and extending NiiVue. This software leverages the collective wisdom of the AFNI, brainlife, FSL, FreeSurfer, neurodesk and nilearn teams to provide visualization for the data generated in our domain (voxels, meshes, connectomes, and statistical overlays). This individual is responsible for developing NiiVue and integrating it into deployed applications and jupyter notebooks. The ideal candidate will have experience with the JavaScript and Python programming languages as well as the tools, workflows and terminology of the neuroimaging domain. This position could be filled by someone seeking to be a full time software developer or one interested in an academic position. In the latter case, the candidate should have the skills to develop scientific papers and grants.
Required Education and Experience:
This position requires a PhD degree in area of specialty (neuroimaging, computer programming, data science) and the ability to develop JavaScript code and work effectively with a motivated international team of developers.
Preferred Qualifications:
PhD degree in relevant field: Computer Programming, Neuroscience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Experience with computer programming. The ideal candidate will be proficient in JavaScript, Matlab, React, and Python. Experience with languages that can be compiled to web assembly, WebGL and neuroimaging (in particular user interfaces) are assets. Candidate should have some of these skills and aptitude and motivation to develop the rest.
Job Duty:
Develop desktop applications that embed the NiiVue WebGL/JavaScript module to communicate with command line applications (via TCP). This will allow interactions with the popular FSL and AFNI pipelines. This interface will be built using React to create a consistent user interface.
Essential Function:
Yes
Percentage of Time:
40
Job Duty:
Develop cloud interfaces that embed the NiiVue WebGL/JavaScript module for processing of neuroimaging pipelines including FSL, AFNI and SPM. Thiese cloud instances will use React for the front end, with communication to proven back end command line tools.
Essential Function:
Yes
Percentage of Time:
30
Job Duty:
Refine and maintain the ipyniivue Jupyter notebook module for use with Python notebooks.
Essential Function:
Yes
Percentage of Time:
20
Job Duty:
Communicate with other team members in South Carolina, Washington DC, University of Texas, Boston, and Oxford to distribute tasks, coordinate effort, seek help, and develop a consensus for a simple application programming interface that allows many developers and scientists to embed a single tool to answer many domain specific questions.
Essential Function:
Yes
Percentage of Time:
10
Hazardous weather category:
Non-Essential
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.:
No
Number of Vacancies:
1
Desired Start Date:
01/15/2024
Position End Date :
12/31/2025
Job Open Date:
12/14/2023
Job Close Date:
01/28/2024
Open Until Filled:
No
Special Instructions to Applicant:
Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.We are only accepting applications submitted by January 28, 2024.
Quicklink for Posting:
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/160824
EEO Statement:
The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.
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