Group Leader in applied artificial intelligence in (bio)medical research

The VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology (VIB.AI) is searching for a Principal Investigator to join their faculty (Group Leader at VIB, Professor Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, in tenure track). We are particularly interested in recruiting faculty members who develop innovative machine learning methods to address fundamental questions in (bio)medical research.

Examples of research topics include but are not limited to: multi-scale AI models, virtual cell models, and digital twin models related to cellular, tissue, or human disease; development of new AI architectures for (bio)medical research and hybrid models that combine deep learning with mechanistic models; foundation models of genome regulation using single-cell and spatial multi-omics data; AI-based modeling of protein structure and protein interaction networks; computational modeling of cell morphology, tissue organization, and organ function using biomedical imaging and computer vision techniques;

Biomedical and medical application areas are broad and may include, but are not limited to, oncology, immunology, human infectious disease biology, rare diseases and other domains of research within human health sciences. We also welcome candidates with applied and translational research profiles, including work in synthetic biology, AI-guided experimental design and automation (experiment-in-the-loop), biomedical engineering, and the development of clinically relevant AI tools.

This position comes with full salary and core funding (internationally competitive package) that is renewable for multiple additional 5-year periods, and access to state-of-the-art research and top-notch support core facilities, as well as support to attract talented PhD students and postdocs from across the world. This position is linked with a professor position in tenure track at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University.