Postdoctoral Fellow
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Posted: 24 March 2009

 

The Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA is seeking a highly motivated candidate to fill a post-doctoral fellow position in the high field small animal MRI facility.

The center is equipped with a hotizontal bore 9.4T Bruker BioSpec animal system with various rat and mouse 1 H and several X nuclei coils and a 4 channel parallel imaging coil. The successful candidate will be working on methodical development of MR imaging methods for cancer related projects.
The research projects will include the development of novel pulse sequences, image reconstruction algorithms, and image analysis techniques. He/she will is encouraged to develop independent research projects in the field of cancer MR imaging.

Potential applicants must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent in physicians, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent fields.
Candidates with solid background in MR physics, signal detection and processing theory, and pluse sequence development are highly desirable.
Past experience with small anmial MR imaging is preferred. Proficiency in
C++ and MATLAB id desired. EOE.


Please email CV and letter of research interest to Dr. Weili Lin, Professor and Vice Chair of Basic Research, Department of Radiology, Professor, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and School of Pharmacy, Associate Director of Biomedical Research Imaging Center, CB # 7515, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7515, email: weili_lin@med.unc.edu