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MRI Research Associate |
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MRI Research Associate The Department of Medical Imaging at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre invites applications for a full-time MRI research associate with specific interests in developing MRI techniques for cancer research. The successful candidate will participate in close collaboration with clinician scientists in Medical Imaging in building a research program focused on applications of MRI in the detection and characterization of abdominal cancers. The candidate will work in a Medical Imaging Department which has three clinical systems (2-1.5 and 1-3T) and also work in collaboration with senior scientists in Imaging Research at the Sunnybrook Research Institute. Imaging Research currently comprises 19 senior faculty and over 200 staff/trainees in a state-of-the-art research facility housing two 1.5 T and one 3 T research-dedicated MRI systems, a combined X-ray / MRI suite dedicated to research on image-guided interventions and an Oxford Hypersense polarizer for a research program on 13C MRI. Emphasis will be on the development on new MRI pulse sequences, application of new coil technologies and image analysis for cancer detection and characterization in prostate, pancreas, liver and kidney cancer sites. The candidate must possess a PhD, demonstrated experience in the physics of MRI and pulse sequence programming. Applicants should submit a covering letter describing current research interests and future research goals, a complete CV, relevant reprints, and the names of three potential references to: Masoom Haider, MD Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2075 Bayview Avenue Room AG263 Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5 Email: m.haider@utoronto.ca We thank all candidates, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The interview process will commence April 13, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. |