The Luber Lab, located in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington is recruiting two postdoctoral fellow with experience in either vision transformers, generative AI, pathology informatics, deep learning architecture design, or distributed model training to work on applying deep learning to medical imaging. Current focus areas of the lab are 1) Generative AI for medical imaging, 2) deep learning based petabyte scale pathology compression, search, and integration w/ EHR, 3) computational design of microbial immunotherapy augmentations, 4) integrating polygenic risk scores with imaging using ViT in the operating room, and 5) developing imaging processing techniques for complex microscopy that integrates single cell sequencing. A potential candidate could join these existing projects or move in a new but related area.
The overarching focus of Dr. Jacob Luber’s lab is building computational tools and frameworks that at massive scale allow for cancer imaging data to be 1) contextualized in the oncology clinic to improve patient outcomes and 2) leveraged at the bench to augment drug discovery efforts. The lab also focuses on developing computational and statistical methods for handling high throughput `omics data such as single cell transcriptomics/spatial transcriptomics (10X Visium & Chromium) and spatial proteomics (CODEX). For developing computational methods, the applicant will have priority access to 8 state of the art NVIDIA DGX A100 GPUs owned by the lab.
Applicants should have a doctorate in computer science, biomedical informatics, or a related quantitative field with substantial experience in either PyTorch, Keras, and/or Tensorflow.
Situated within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area, UT Arlington is a diverse academic community of students working together with faculty committed to outstanding teaching, research, and scholarship. With a global enrollment of approximately 60,000 students, The University of Texas at Arlington is the largest institution in North Texas. It is one of 131 universities nationwide to receive the R-1: Doctoral Universities—Very High Research Activity designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the definitive list for the top doctoral research universities in the United States. In 2021, UTA received the Texas Tier One designation reserved for the state’s top institutions for academic and research excellence. The University ranks No. 1 nationally in the Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list, is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution and has approximately 240,000 alumni making an impact across Texas and beyond.
The salary for this position is $70,000 per year and includes a generous benefits package. To apply, please email your CV, top three publications, statement of interest, and contact information for three references to jacob.luber@uta.edu.
We currently have funding to accept multiple PhD students this upcoming application cycle. During their PhD, the applicant will have priority access to 8 state of the art NVIDIA DGX A100 GPUs. If you are interested in doing a PhD or Masters with us, please apply to the UTA CSE department, specify interest in the bioinformatics track, mention Dr. Luber in your application, and send an email to Dr. Luber. In some circumstances Dr. Luber may be able to co-mentor graduate students in the Bioengineering department at UTA.
Situated within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area, UT Arlington is a diverse academic community of students working together with faculty committed to outstanding teaching, research, and scholarship. With a global enrollment of approximately 60,000 students, The University of Texas at Arlington is the largest institution in North Texas. It is one of 131 universities nationwide to receive the R-1: Doctoral Universities—Very High Research Activity designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the definitive list for the top doctoral research universities in the United States. In 2021, UTA received the Texas Tier One designation reserved for the state’s top institutions for academic and research excellence. The University ranks No. 1 nationally in the Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list, is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution and has approximately 240,000 alumni making an impact across Texas and beyond.
To apply for any of the current openings in this section, please send Dr. Luber an email with a cover letter describing your interests, a CV, your top 3 peer reviewed papers in pdf format if you are applying for a postdoc, and contact information from three references. Please format your subject line as “APPLICATION: [YOUR NAME], [YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE]”.
If you are a Masters or Undergraduate student at UTA looking for a project, please stop by Dr. Luber’s office (SEIR 417) during office hours. Office hours are subject to change and the most current ones can be found on the CSE department faculty directory.