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About the position
This staff scientist position is connected to the research group and is funded by the European project COMFORT (Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Urologic Cancers with Artificial Intelligence-Driven Decision Support Tool). COMFORT (www.comfort-ai.eu) is developing a cutting-edge decision support system using artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven approaches to assist medical professionals in delivering improved care for people affected by prostate cancer (PCa) or kidney cancer (KC).
This position will focus on modeling AI trustworthiness and explainability in medical data and models (mainly imaging data), with particular emphasis on fairness and privacy. Duties and responsibilities may change over time.
The successful candidate should hold a doctoral degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering physics, or an equivalent field.
Requirements
Comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in the field of data science, especially. multimodal data analysis.
Experience on image processing (especially on MRI data) via machine learning.
Programming skills (e.g., Python) are required.
Ability to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English.
Merits
Research experience on natural language processing, causal inference.
Research experience on medical domain.
Knowledge of AI trustworthiness-related topics (e.g., fairness or explainable).
Application
A full application should include:
cover letter in which you provide a brief description of your research interests and a statement describing why you are interested in the position,
curriculum vitae (CV) with publication list,
verified copy of doctoral degree certificate or documentation that clarifies when the degree of doctor is expected to be obtained,
verified copies of other diplomas, list of completed academic courses and grades,
copy of doctoral thesis and up to five relevant articles,
other documents that the applicant wishes to claim,
contact information to two persons willing to act as references.
The application must be written in English or Swedish and is made through our electronic recruitment system. Documents sent electronically must be in Word or PDF format. Log in to the system and apply via the button at the end of this page. The closing date is April 10, 2026.
Contact
For further information, please contact associate professor Lili Jiang (lili.jiang@umu.se) or professor Virginia Dignum (virginia@cs.umu.se).
Employment period and start date
The position is fixed-term until 2027-03-31. The starting date is 2026-05-01 or as agreed.
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