Postdoctoral Biophysicist
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
Posted: 6 August 2008

 

Postdoctoral Biophysicist Position at the Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital

A postdoctoral biophysicist position is available in the Translational Imaging Laboratory at the Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Massachusetts. The Brain Imaging Center currently operates 1.5 T General Electric Signa, 3T Siemens Trio, and 4T Varian Inova systems, and a Varian Direct Drive MRI 9.4T animal scanner.

The Translational Imaging Laboratory conducts 9.4T MRI, fMRI, and spectroscopy studies in animals ranging in size from adult rhesus monkeys to transgenic mice. The biophysicist will develop and implement fMRI and spectroscopy methods in these animal species and support ongoing research in animal models of addiction, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric disorders.

The position requires completion of doctoral (Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) training in MR physics along with research experience on high field systems, including pulse programming and image processing. Prior experience with Varian systems is highly desirable.

The successful applicant will be proposed for academic appointment as a Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.

Competitive salary and benefits offered. McLean Hospital is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, ADA Employer.
 

Contact Info:

Send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and arrange to have 3 letters of reference sent to:

Marc J. Kaufman, Ph.D.
Director, Translational Imaging Laboratory
Brain Imaging Center
McLean Hospital
115 Mill St.
Belmont, MA 02478

kaufman@mclean.harvard.edu (e-mail)