Postdoctoral Research Position: Language Models for Pediatric Data Analysis

Postdoctoral Research Position: Language Models for Pediatric Data Analysis

100%, Basel, fixed-term

We are seeking an exceptional and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to lead research on the in-hospital deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs). The focus of this position is the development, validation, and safe integration of locally hosted LLMs for automated coding of pediatric diagnoses from electronic health records (EHRs), with the goal of enhancing research capabilities and clinical data usability.

This position is embedded in a close collaboration between ETH Zurich's Medical AI Lab and the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), enabling direct interaction with clinicians, clinical coders, and hospital IT infrastructure.

Job description

The successful candidate will be responsible for adapting and developing locally hosted language models for diagnostic coding tasks. This will involve

• Model develo...