PhD position in Developing Language-Model Methods for Pediatric Critical Care - Department of Intensive Care and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital — Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Role overview
Your responsibilities
- Develop trustworthy and efficient language-model methods for pediatric critical care.
- Perform rigorous evaluation protocols covering accuracy, calibration, faithfulness, fairness, efficiency, and clinical utility.
- Work closely with clinicians, data scientists, and research partners to translate clinical needs into technically sound studies.
- Publish in leading machine-learning, NLP, and medical-informatics venues and contribute reproducible research codes.
Your profile
- A Master's degree in computer science, data science, biomedical engineering, computational linguistics, statistics, or closely related field
- Strong foundation in machine learning and hands-on experience with deep learning; experience with transformers, LLMs, or retrieval systems is highly desirable
- Proficiency in Python and a modern deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch
- Experience with cluster environments (e.g., SLURM)
- An interest in methodological research as well as careful, clinically grounded validation
- Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate across technical and clinical disciplines
- Strong communication skills in English, Knowledge of German is an advantage Daphné Chopard Senior Scientist +41 44 249 57 82 Kinderspital Zürich as an employer Kinderspital Zürich is the largest university children's hospital in Switzerland with about 2,500 employees, and is one of the leading centres for paediatric and youth medicine in Europe.
Although the hospital may be big, it's the little ones that count: up to 100,000 patients are cared for each year across 47 faculties, where we do everything in our power to ensure their well being.
'Kispi' not only offers cutting-edge devices and the highest quality of care, but also a good sense of interpersonal issues.
Alongside its comprehensive range of paediatric medicine and surgery facilities, the children's hospital also offers a unique rehabilitation centre and a research centre.
- Your responsibilities
- Develop trustworthy and efficient language-model methods for pediatric critical care.
- A Master's degree in computer science, data science, biomedical engineering, computational linguistics, statistics, or closely related field
- Strong foundation in machine learning and hands-on experience with deep learning; experience with transformers, LLMs, or retrieval systems is highly desirable
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- Develop trustworthy and efficient language-model methods for pediatric critical care.
- Perform rigorous evaluation protocols covering accuracy, calibration, faithfulness, fairness, efficiency, and clinical utility.
- Work closely with clinicians, data scientists, and research partners to translate clinical needs into technically sound studies.
- Publish in leading machine-learning, NLP, and medical-informatics venues and contribute reproducible research codes.
Key requirements
- A Master's degree in computer science, data science, biomedical engineering, computational linguistics, statistics, or closely related field
- Strong foundation in machine learning and hands-on experience with deep learning; experience with transformers, LLMs, or retrieval systems is highly desirable
- Proficiency in Python and a modern deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch
- Experience with cluster environments (e.g., SLURM)
- An interest in methodological research as well as careful, clinically grounded validation
- Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate across technical and clinical disciplines
Contacts
- Strong communication skills in English, Knowledge of German is an advantage Daphné Chopard Senior Scientist +41 44 249 57 82 Kinderspital Zürich as an employer Kinderspital Zürich is the largest university children's hospital in Switzerland with about 2,500 employees, and is one of the leading centres for paediatric and youth medicine in Europe.
- Although the hospital may be big, it's the little ones that count: up to 100,000 patients are cared for each year across 47 faculties, where we do everything in our power to ensure their well being. 'Kispi' not only offers cutting-edge devices and the highest quality of care, but also a good sense of interpersonal issues.
- Alongside its comprehensive range of paediatric medicine and surgery facilities, the children's hospital also offers a unique rehabilitation centre and a research centre.
Notes and original content
- Your profile
Questions about this listing
What salary does Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich offer for this role?
Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich lists CHF 79'000 - 134'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
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