Research Associate/Senior Research Associate:
MRI Physicist/Sequence Developer
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Posted: 9 June 2009
 
An MRI Physicist/Sequence Developer position is available at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. The laboratory pursues brain research by means of functional and structural imaging and is equipped with a 1.5 T whole body scanner (Siemens Sonata), a 3 T head scanner (Siemens Allegra), a 3 T whole body scanner (Siemens Tim Trio inc. 32-ch head coil), an MEG system (CTF/VSM), and two EEG systems, one being MR compatible.

The successful candidate will provide active support of cutting edge neuroscience research projects, working alongside members of the Physics Group and reporting to the Head of Physics, Dr Nikolaus Weiskopf. The appointee will also be engaged in his/her own research projects to develop novel and improved MRI sequences for functional and morphological neuroimaging, including the following possible projects:
· High-resolution functional and anatomical imaging;
· Quantitative multi-parameter anatomical imaging (PD, T1, T2, MT, etc.);
· Reducing susceptibility artifacts in fMRI;
· Motion-insensitive MRI sequences and online/offline motion correction methods;
· Parallel imaging.

The appointment will be made on UCL Grade 7 or Grade 8, depending on the level of skills and experience as detailed in the job description (see http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/about/vacancies.htm).
Applicants should have, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in physics or biomedical engineering, or have equivalent research experience, with a strong background in MR sequence development.
They should also have experience with programming high-level languages (C/C++, Matlab).
Experience with Siemens MR scanners and software (IDEA, ICE) and/or image reconstruction is desirable.

Starting salary will be in the range £28,839 - £35,469 pa for an appointment on UCL Grade 7 (Research Associate) or £36,532 - £43,622 pa for an appointment on UCL Grade 8 (Senior Research Associate), plus £2,781 pa London Allowance, superannuable. The post is available immediately and funded until September 2011 in the first instance.

Further details should first be obtained from http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/about/vacancies.htm or from Miss E Bertram, Personnel Manager, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK (tel: +44 20 7676 2191, email: personnel@ion.ucl.ac.uk). Informal enquiries to Dr Nikolaus Weiskopf (email: n.weiskopf@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk;
http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/Research/physics.html).

Closing date for applications is 5 July 2009.

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