University of Florida · 4 months ago
Postdoctoral Associate
Gainesville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$62K/yr - $62K/yrThe University of Florida is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Environmental and Global Health. The role involves research projects focused on developing pharmacokinetic models and integrating AI methods for health assessments related to drugs and environmental chemicals.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) and quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models of drugs, environmental chemicals, and nanoparticles for applications in nanomedicine, animal-derived food safety, and human health risk assessment
Collection and meta-analysis of pharmacokinetic and tissue distribution data of nanoparticles in healthy and tumor-bearing animals using machine learning and AI approaches
Integration of PBPK and QSAR models with AI methods to develop AI-assisted computational approaches to support decision-making in human, animal and environmental health
Qualification
Required
A PhD degree in environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, toxicology, pharmacometrics, pharmacology, engineering, bioinformatics, or a related field
Preferred
Prior pharmacokinetic modeling or machine learning experience using software such as R, Python, MATLAB, GastroPlus, PK-Sim, Phoenix, Monolix, and Berkeley Madonna
Benefits
Comprehensive health and leave benefits
Access to libraries and other research resources available for faculty and postdoctoral associates
Company
University of Florida
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