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The Emory Sports Performance And Research Center (SPARC) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in advanced prediction and optimization modeling. An ideal candidate would use their foundational knowledge of various modeling methods to develop and apply cutting-edge machine learning and data analysis techniques for assessing and modifying injury risk and performance in professional sports based on a large array of multimodal data sources. As part of this fellowship, they will have the opportunity to engage with a community of world-renowned scientists in the field of machine learning, musculoskeletal modeling, and human physiology to further advance their skills and grow their network for future opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Samuel Kwak, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory Sports Performance And Research Center (SPARC)
Emory School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics
samuel.t.kwak@emory.edu
The Emory Sports Performance And Research Center (SPARC) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in advanced prediction and optimization modeling. An ideal candidate would use their foundational knowledge of various modeling methods to develop and apply cutting-edge machine learning and data analysis techniques for assessing and modifying injury risk and performance in professional sports based on a large array of multimodal data sources. As part of this fellowship, they will have the opportunity to engage with a community of world-renowned scientists in the field of machine learning, musculoskeletal modeling, and human physiology to further advance their skills and grow their network for future opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills
- The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues
- Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator
- Excellent scientific written and oral skills
- Experience in developing state-of-the-art optimization and prediction models
- Strong programming skills
- Experience in organizing and handling large, multimodal data sets
- Experience using AWS and other high performance computing platforms
- Experience using Databricks, Snowflake, and/or similar data analytics platforms
- Knowledge of human musculoskeletal anatomy
- Experience developing human pose estimation and biomechanics models
- Experience in musculoskeletal modeling/OpenSim and muscle optimization
- Interest in improving health and performance outcomes in collegiate and professional sports
Samuel Kwak, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory Sports Performance And Research Center (SPARC)
Emory School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics
samuel.t.kwak@emory.edu