UIC
Research Specialist: AI4Health, College of Medicine
UIC, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60604
Hiring Department: AI4HealthAll Center
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Posting Close Date: 11/3/2025
Salary: The budgeted salary rate for the position is $85,000.
About the University of Illinois Chicago UIC is among the nations preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Position Summary: This position contributes to design, develop, execute and interpret research projects, in collaboration with researchers at AI.Health4All Center, that address pressing societal problems in healthcare with data-driven approaches such as AI, simulation and social network analysis. The candidate is expected to perform complex data collection, preprocessing, analysis, modeling and result interpretation using state-of-the-art methods that are outlined by the Principal Investigator and other team members.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Research Collaborate with the AI.Health4All research team to develop research objectives and design research projects and proposals. Conduct literature searches and reviews. Collect both structured and unstructured data from internal and external sources and preprocess them. Conduct data analysis using explanatory data analysis and basic statistics and interpret the results. Document study results appropriately and prepare a report. Develop and validate artificial intelligence, simulation and social network models. Deploy models and asses their impact on healthcare quality, equity and efficiency using appropriate methods and key performance indicators. Conduct surveys, interviews, observations to establish research protocols and identity gaps. Assist in the writing of research findings for publications, presentations, grants, and other documents. Assist with IRB submissions, modifications, and continuing reviews and maintenance of regulatory documentation.
Communication Maintain detailed records of results and prepare written reports. Maintain and process required paperwork. Ability to articulate and disseminate technical information to multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary teams.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related field required. Masters is preferred. Sound experience and knowledge of data-driven research. Excellent experience with Python, R, Java and SQL. Excellent experience with version controlling methods for software/model and data (Git and GitHub) Concrete experience with developing and deploying machine learning algorithms, simulation models and social network analysis. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. Experience working in medical or health service research preferred. Knowledge of fundamental human subjects research concepts, practices and procedures preferred.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.
Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the Universitys Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidates successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.
As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.
The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment.
University of Illinois faculty, staff and students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not able to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, you may seek approval for an exemption in accordance with applicable University processes.
About the University of Illinois Chicago UIC is among the nations preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Position Summary: This position contributes to design, develop, execute and interpret research projects, in collaboration with researchers at AI.Health4All Center, that address pressing societal problems in healthcare with data-driven approaches such as AI, simulation and social network analysis. The candidate is expected to perform complex data collection, preprocessing, analysis, modeling and result interpretation using state-of-the-art methods that are outlined by the Principal Investigator and other team members.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Research Collaborate with the AI.Health4All research team to develop research objectives and design research projects and proposals. Conduct literature searches and reviews. Collect both structured and unstructured data from internal and external sources and preprocess them. Conduct data analysis using explanatory data analysis and basic statistics and interpret the results. Document study results appropriately and prepare a report. Develop and validate artificial intelligence, simulation and social network models. Deploy models and asses their impact on healthcare quality, equity and efficiency using appropriate methods and key performance indicators. Conduct surveys, interviews, observations to establish research protocols and identity gaps. Assist in the writing of research findings for publications, presentations, grants, and other documents. Assist with IRB submissions, modifications, and continuing reviews and maintenance of regulatory documentation.
Communication Maintain detailed records of results and prepare written reports. Maintain and process required paperwork. Ability to articulate and disseminate technical information to multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary teams.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related field required. Masters is preferred. Sound experience and knowledge of data-driven research. Excellent experience with Python, R, Java and SQL. Excellent experience with version controlling methods for software/model and data (Git and GitHub) Concrete experience with developing and deploying machine learning algorithms, simulation models and social network analysis. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. Experience working in medical or health service research preferred. Knowledge of fundamental human subjects research concepts, practices and procedures preferred.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.
Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the Universitys Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidates successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.
As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.
The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment.
University of Illinois faculty, staff and students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not able to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, you may seek approval for an exemption in accordance with applicable University processes.