Postdoctoral Scholar - Neurology

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Neurology and the Neuroscience Institute, in Hershey, PA is seeking a postdoctoral scholar in neuroimaging to work in the Stroke Neuroimaging Laboratory located at the Center for NMR Research (CNMRR). CNMRR is a state-of-the-art research facility with expertise in magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy, functional MRI, and their clinical applications in humans (including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and concussion) and animal models. The facility has a dedicated 3T Siemens PRISMA-Fit research scanner equipped with TrueForm 2- Channel Tx and 128-Channel Rx and the latest RF coil set including a 64-Channel head coil and software packages with full clinical capability. There is also a 7T Biospec 70/20 small-animal imaging system.

Job Description

• The candidate will work closely with an interdisciplinary group consisting of a MR physicist, vascular neurologist, and radiologist to model, validate, and translate multishell diffusion imaging for clinical application in stroke. Responsible for imaging data collection and maintenance of the imaging database.
• Establishment of an imaging pipeline for the processing and analysis of diffusion and perfusion images with commercially available and developed software.
• Responsible for analyses of MRI scans in cerebral amyloid angiopathy studies using institutional and other large datasets.
• Maintain regulatory paperwork including IRB documentation and consent forms.

Job Qualifications

• Applicant should have a doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Neuroscience, Computer Science, or a related discipline with excellent research qualifications upon start date
• Experience with the analysis of MRI data, particularly in the areas of computational modeling of diffusion and image processing.
• Experience with the analysis of perfusion imaging data (CT/MRI)
• Proficient in neuroimaging software packages such as Freesurfer and FSL
• Experience in statistical software and scientific writing
• Demonstrated skills in common programming languages – MATLAB, Python, T, C++, and the ability to learn new tools as required.
• Experience in MR pulse sequence programming (particularly Siemens IDEA) is considered a plus
• Demonstrated professionalism, good communication, teaching, and organizational skills

Interested applicants should include (1) curriculum vitae, (2) cover letter with a statement of research experience and interest, and (3) three references.

For more details about the position please contact

Nandakumar Nagaraja, MD, MS, FAHA

Associate Professor of Neurology

Penn State College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

[email protected]

This is a limited-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire.  

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University polices. 

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