Position Vacancy ID:

89148-AS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Working Title:

Scientist

Official Title:

SENIOR SCIENTIST(E10BN) or ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST(E10FN) or ASSISTANT SCIENTIST(E10LN)

Hiring Department:

A481300-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/BOTANY/BOTANY

FTE:

80% - 100%

Anticipated Begin Date:

MARCH 27, 2017

Term:

This position will end on MARCH 26, 2018.

Advertised Salary:

Minimum $48,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Degree and area of specialization:

PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or related field.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

A strong background in machine learning, computer vision, image processing and data science.
Experience developing machine vision/data analytics pipelines in an academic setting.
Strong programming skills in Python/C++/C=Matlab.
Experience with modern deep learning frameworks and popular open-source computer vision libraries.
Demonstrated ability to apply the above expertise in a biological context and work productively on problems of biological complexity.

Additional competitive skills include:
Prior experience in developing interdisciplinary measurement and data analysis systems
Prior experience in handling large datasets (e.g., images, genomic)
Prior experience developing image processing/machine learning techniques for different imaging modalities
Experience working with hyper-spectral data

License or Certificate:

Position Summary:

This position will work within the Department of Botany and in collaboration with the Center for Wood Anatomy Research at Forest Products Lab to identify research problems, design research methodologies, and secure additional funding to further the use of machine vision and machine learning to solve field wood identification questions in the context of combating illegal logging. This position will also Identify and develop machine-vision-based solutions to biological data extraction from standardized wood images for forensics and biology.

Additional Information:

This position will be for one year from the starting date. This position may be extended or become renewable if additional funding is obtained. Extension beyond that date would be contingent upon securing additional funding.

Contact:

Alex Wiedenhoeft
acwieden@wisc.edu

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Instructions to Applicants:

Please click on the Apply Now button to start the application process.

An applicant may be hired in to an Assistant Scientist, Associate Scientist or Senior Scientist title, dependent upon experience. Title will be determined upon hire.

For questions on the position contact: Alex Wiedenhoeft at acwieden@wisc.edu or at 608-231-9384.

To apply for this position, you will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and three professional references, including your current supervisor.

Your cover letter should address your qualifications as they pertain to the minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience listed above.


Additional Link:
Full Position Details

NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required

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Applications Open: 13 Feb 2017 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: 13 Mar 2017 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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