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Research Associate

Surgery

Research Associate

  • 555647
  • Columbia University Medical Center
  • Surgery
  • Part Time
  • Opening on: Feb 25 2026
  • Grade 102
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  • Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
  • Bargaining Unit:
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • End Date if Temporary:
  • Hours Per Week: 5
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building: Columbia University Medical Center
  • Salary Range: $20.00 - $27.86
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
 

Position Summary

The Department of Surgery is seeking a Part Time Research Associate. The primary role will be to enhance an existing cardiac surgical video analysis pipeline by expanding anatomy recognition models to support AI-assisted surgery.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and augment the existing pipeline of surgical video analysis modules
  • Develop a pipeline using Segment Anything 2 for semi-automated anatomy segmentation
  • Aiding other module development relating to AI-assisted cardiac surgery
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with deep learning projects, Pytorch familiarity
  • Current enrolled in a graduate or PhD program

Other Requirements

  • Intermediate coding experience in Python

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