Research Fellow - Surgery

Job description

The position is for a 1-2 year paid fellowship working under the mentorship of Dr. Simon Laplante Dr. Simon J. Laplante and Dr. Hojjat Salehinejad Dr. Hojjat Salehinejad . The application is open to research candidates, including those currently in training or have recently completed training. The expectation at the end of the fellowship is that the fellow will be well prepared to become a leader in Healthcare AI Computer Vision/ML, either in the academic or surgical technology setting. A Research Fellow in Engineering (ENG) is based on role and responsibilities requiring Engineering skills regardless of Ph.D. background. Main skills used in this track may include setting up mechanical research equipment, developing experimental protocols, biomechanics development in orthopedics, implementing protocols, and/or providing engineering technical expertise and analysis. Responsibilities (depending upon area of research) may also involve use of x-ray computed tomography (CT), radiation dosimetry, x-ray physics, and proficiency in Matlab and/or C++ programs. May work in a special engineering group, process and test algorithms, informatics, data for computer programming, and implement algo...