Posted-Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 15:29:34 -0400
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Subject: Postdoc: Announcement of post-doctoral fellowship position
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 15:34:02 EDT
From: Bonnie Webber <bonnie@provolone.cis.upenn.edu>
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           POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN MEDICAL INFORMATICS
                 Philadelphia VA Medical Center
                              and
                   University of Pennsylvania

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellowship in Medical
Informatics at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, in cooperation
with the University of Pennsylvania Schools of Medicine, Engineering
& Applied Science, and Nursing. The fellowship is available beginning
1 July 1996 and will be composed of various degrees of independent study,
coursework, involvement in on-going research, and a research project 
of the fellow's choosing. Support will be for one year, with an additional
year of support depending on appropriate justification and availability of
funds.

The faculty at the Philadelphia VAMC and University of Pennsylvania
includes many leaders in the field of informatics, computer science
and medical decision making, who can serve as collaborators and mentors.
The ongoing research activities of these faculty provide diverse
opportunities to develop and exercise research skills. Particular
strengths include: decision support and medical decision making;
Natural Language Processing; computer graphics (modeling, simulation
and 3D visualization); and human-computer interaction. Some of this
research can be sampled by visiting some of our local web pages:

  http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~traumaid  % TraumAID project
  http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~hms       % Ctr for Human Modeling & Simulation
  http://www.rad.upenn.edu/ores/HSR_Homepage.html
                                      % Health Services Research (Radiology)
  http://www.oncolink.edu             % Oncolink
  http://www.med.upenn.edu/~bioethic  % Center for Bioethics
  http://www.cbil.upenn.edu/          % Computational Biology & Informatics
  http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~ircs      % Inst for Research in Cognitive Science

Applicants for the position must hold an MD degree or a PhD in computer
science, informatics, decision science, nursing, or a related field, and be
a US Citizen.

Applicants should send a CV, a letter describing their interests in medical
informatics and a list of three referees (names, addresses, telephone, and
email) to one or more of the co-directors:

   Professor Curtis Langlotz
   Department of Radiology
   University of Pennsylvania
   3600 Market Street, Room 370
   Philadelphia PA 19104-2644
        email: langlotz@linc.cis.upenn.edu

   Professor Bonnie Webber
   Department of Computer and Information Science
   University of Pennsylvania
   200 South 33rd Street
   Philadelphia PA 19104-6389
        email: bonnie@central.cis.upenn.edu

   Professor David Asch
   Department of Medicine
   University of Pennsylvania
   3615 Chestnut Street - Room 317
   Philadelphia, PA 19104-2676
        email: asch@wharton.upenn.edu

Applications may be submitted by email, as well as by surface, air or
express mail. For further information, potential applicants can contact any
of the program directors -- Prof. Curtis Langlotz (email address above),
Prof. Bonnie Webber (email address above), or Prof. David Asch
(asch@wharton.upenn.edu).

Both participating institutions are equal opportunity/affirmative action
employers.


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