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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">This compelling opportunity involves working at the intersection of data management and artificial intelligence to achieve the realization of a distributed European
platform to deliver AI-assisted services for precision medicine.</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">The outcome of the project will advance the state-of-the-art management of clinical/genomic data and AI models for healthcare providers in the context of a federated,
privacy-preserving, and FAIR society.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">If successful, the project will have a substantial impact on the collection of patient data by medical institutions, promoting interoperability and reuse of medical
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<b class="x_ContentPasted0">Involved Partners</b><br class="x_ContentPasted0">
The project involves six European universities, three companies, and seven clinical hospital partners. The candidate will be employed at Politecnico di Milano, with flexible hours and the possibility of remote working when interacting with the clinical partners,
which are scattered across European countries. The candidate will frequently collaborate with other researchers in the team.<br class="x_ContentPasted0">
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">hold (or currently be pursuing) a Ph.D. in Computer Science (with basic/medium knowledge about biological/clinical/genomics data) or in Biology/Medicine (with good
computational skills).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">have prior experience in data preparation, data integration, knowledge engineering, and data science in life sciences.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">show proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R and in database design and querying.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">hold communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative research environment.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">demonstrate fluency in English, spoken and written (the Italian language is a plus but not essential).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li></ul>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Candidates not holding/currently pursuing a PhD but with a Master's Degree in the same areas will also be considered if they have acquired comparable expertise along
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Collaborate with a multidisciplinary and multicultural team and contribute with European partners to the study, design, and implementation of a repository for data
and AI models that meets the FAIRness criteria.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Conduct analysis, categorization, and systematization of the datasets available at the project's medical centers and design a data integration schema to be used in
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Contribute to the design and implementation of pseudo-anonymization, integration pipelines, and FAIRification techniques.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Help in the management of PhD and Master students, mainly during the implementation phases.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Participate in project meetings, workshops, and conferences to disseminate research outcomes and foster collaborations.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li></ul>
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<b><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Contract Type and Salary</span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;"><br class="x_ContentPasted0">
This is a full-time, non-permanent contract with a duration of 1 year, with the possibility of renewal. The salary will be approximately 2000 EUR net monthly. Flexible/remote working hours are allowed. The candidate will be working under the supervision of
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The position will be officially advertised in December 2023 and start in February 2024.<br class="x_ContentPasted0">
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">We are open to considering applicants with different backgrounds. To show your interest please send an e-mail to pietro.pinoli (at) polimi.it</span><u><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(41, 98, 255);"></span></u><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;"> attaching:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">LinkedIn/Google Scholar/Github profiles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: black;">Sample publications (if any)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">
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Computer science, Knowledge Engineering, Life Sciences</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto"> </span></p>
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