Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroimaging
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Posted: 7 April 2009

 
A postdoctoral training position is available in Advanced Imaging Research Center at UT southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of the leading academic medical schools, patient-care providers and research institutions in the US. It hosts four active Nobel prize winners, more than any other medical school in the world. It is ranked as one of the top 20 medical schools by US News and Would Report.

We are seeking an individual to carry out research in MR neuroimaging with state-of-the-art 3T and 7T clinical scanners and 7T and 9.4T animal scanners. Key areas of the research will be the following: investigation and development of diffusion tensor imaging and microimaging pulse sequences; in vivo and ex vivo animal imaging, image registration; MR digital brain atlas making; fiber tractography based on diffusion tensor images. Research is conducted to aid the diagnosis and treatment of neurological or psychiatric diseases and to understand the mechanisms of these diseases.

Candidate should have a Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; background in MR physics and image processing; strong programming skills with C, C++, Matlab and IDL; strong communication skills in written and verbal English; and it would be helpful to have experience working in the medical domain, specifically of medical imaging.

Send CV, description of research background and interests and name of two rerences to:

Hao Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Advanced Imaging Research Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center hao.huang@utsouthwestern.edu
2201 Inwood Road NE3.204
Dallas, TX 75390
214-645-2881

UT Southwestern is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer