Position Summary
Join our team at the Malec Lab in the Division of Translational Informatics at UNM Health Sciences Center! We're working on a cutting-edge project to better understand and prevent Alzheimer's Disease.
This is your chance to be part of groundbreaking research that could make a real difference in people's lives.
What You'll Do
- Help gather, organize, and analyze data for our Alzheimer's research
- Assist in data analysis using R, Python, and SQL
- Support the team in literature reviews and database management
- Learn about advanced research methods in medical science and data analytics
- Explore the use of large language models in biomedical research
- Gain exposure to epidemiological studies and causal inference techniques
- Collaborate with researchers from different scientific backgrounds
- Potentially contribute to scientific writing and publication processes
- Assist in natural language processing tasks to extract knowledge from scientific literature
- Help in building and analyzing knowledge graphs
- Contribute to applying extracted knowledge to real-world patient health data analysis
Why Join Us?
- Gain hands-on experience in a real research lab
- Learn about Alzheimer's Disease and cutting-edge research methods
- Develop advanced skills in data analysis, scientific computing, and AI applications in healthcare
- Explore epidemiological approaches and causal inference in medical research
- Opportunity to contribute to and learn about scientific paper writing
- Engage with cutting-edge NLP techniques and knowledge graph applications for analyzing healthcare data
- Build your resume for grad school or future career opportunities
- Flexible hours to fit your class schedule
- Potential for academic credit or work-study compensation Minimum Qualifications
Enrolled in a degree seeking program at UNM, Enrolled at least half-time (6 hours) at UNM for fall and spring semesters (Audit hours do not count), and if Work Study, you must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Current undergraduate student (junior or senior preferred)
- Major in Biology, Psychology, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
- Experience with R, Python, and SQL (coursework or projects)
- Strong interest in medical research, especially brain health and data analysis
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Interest or experience in using large language models (LLMs) is a plus
- Interest or experience in epidemiology and causal inference is a plus
- Interest in or experience with scientific writing is a plus
- Interest in natural language processing, knowledge graph construction, and applying these to analyze patient health data is a strong plus
30+ days ago