Post-Doc Research Associate

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Posting Details

Department Psychiatry - Research - 412250 Posting Open Date 01/12/2026 Application Deadline 10/30/2026 Open Until Filled No Position Type Postdoctoral Scholar Position Title Post-Doc Research Associate Vacancy ID PDS004749 Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary Hours per week 40 FTE 1 Work Location Chapel Hill, NC Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range Dependent on Experience and Qualifications Proposed Start Date 02/16/2026 Estimated Duration of Appointment 12 Months

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Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.

UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits and services that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

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Position Summary

The ACM Lab (www.acmlab.org) in the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a talented, highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with a background in machine learning and/or biomedical image processing. The ACM Lab is developing software to support AI-driven techniques to rapidly diagnose, track, and treat neurodisorders. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agentic AI and large language models (LLMs), with demonstrated experience in designing autonomous or semi-autonomous AI systems for complex scientific workflows. The candidate will contribute to the development of next-generation AI software within the ACM Lab that leverages LLMs, multi-agent reasoning, and advanced machine-learning techniques to enable rapid, scalable analysis of large-scale neuroimaging datasets.

Responsibilities for this position includes:

• Developing deep-learning approaches for insight and analysis about mouse behavior from video
• Machine Learning: use your expertise in statistics and machine learning to analyze high dimensional medical imaging data
• Make it easy to get high quality, automated, results without expert intervention. Build scalable products and reusable libraries in Python, Scala, and/or C++, taking advantage of Spark, Hadoop, and other tool stacks as appropriate.
• Developing computational and algorithmic approaches to understanding the neurobiological mechanism of neurodisorders.
• Interact cross-functionally: work with people across the team to find creative solutions and deliver them.
• Skilled at data visualization and presentation: The candidate will be called upon to present work at national and international research conferences.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, Biomedical Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical discipline.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• Demonstrated experience with Agentic AI, multi-agent systems, large language models (LLMs), Computer Vision and and Deep Learning architectures (CNNs, RNNs, etc).
• Strong foundational knowledge in machine learning and data science methodologies.
• Proficiency in programming, with experience in Python and at least one of the following languages: Python, Java and/or R.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• Experience with neuroimaging/bioinformatics studies.
• Experience with developing ML models, with a preference on AI trustworthy.
• Experience with biomedical image processing
• Ability to present/visualize outputs to a multidisciplinary audience.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements Special Instructions

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Posting Contact Information

Department Contact Name and Title Ammie Senn, HR Consultant Department Contact Telephone or Email ammie_senn@med.unc.edu Postdoctoral Affairs Contact Information

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at (919) 962-9982 or send an email to opahr@unc.edu.

Please note: The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Optional and Required Documents

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae / Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Briefly describe your demonstrated experience with Agentic AI, multi-agent systems, large language models (LLMs), Computer Vision and and Deep Learning architectures (CNNs, RNNs, etc).

(Open Ended Question)

• Please describe your experience using common programming language (Python, Perl, C or Java) or R.

(Open Ended Question)

• What is your expertise level in developing/working with machine learning models?
• No experience
• Beginner
• Competent
• Proficient
• Expert