Research Associate - Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences - 107471 - Grade 6

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Position Details Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906 Grade: 6: Part Time (0.25 FTE),: Fixed Term contract up to March 2027 Closing date: 26th May 2026: Background: This post supports the NIHR BRC-funded study TRANsCEnD-CPRD: Validation of a Foundation Model for diabetes and multimorbidity (Diabetes2Vec) using real-world primary care data , which focuses on the validation and fairness evaluation of a transformer-based AI model for predicting individual diabetes progression and treatment outcomes in UK primary care populations. The post holder will be based within the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences (CGS) and will join the Centre for Health Data Science, working under the supervision of Dr Andreas Karwath and in close collaboration with the co-investigators, Professor Nicola Adderley (BRC Data Theme Deputy Lead) and Dr Chris Sainsbury, as well as the project collaborator, Dr Feng Dong (University of Strathclyde). The role will pro...