Postdoc in pulse programming of magnetic resonance elastography

Job description

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in the brain is a technique of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in which mechanical properties of the brain tissue are estimated non-invasively. This project aims to develop novel MRE sequences for both 3T and 7T MRI scanners. The main tasks of the candidate will be:

• Optimize and validate current research MRE sequences for 7T
• Develop new sequences that combine MRE and advanced diffusion for 3T and 7T scanners
• Report the results in the form of scientific manuscripts.

This project is a collaboration between Associate Professor Rodrigo Moreno (rodmore@kth.se) from the Division of Biomedical Imaging at KTH, Associate Professor Tobias Granberg from the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Karolinska Insititute (tobias.granberg@ki.se) and Associate Professor Markus Nilsson from the Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund University (markus.nilsson@med.lu.se). The selected candidate will be based in Huddinge but is expected to make short visits to Lund.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH
• A multi-disciplinary environment that mixes engineers, medical physicists, and medical doctors. The groups conduct research in the frontier area of technology and medicine, focusing on the technical development of new methods and improvement of existing methods for more efficient, safer, and cheaper diagnostics, monitoring, and treatment in health care. For this project, we collaborate with clinical partners from Karolinska University Hospital who work with Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and brain cancer, as well as with technical partners from the Department of Engineering Mechanics at KTH.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• The candidate must have experience with pulse programming of MRI scanners
• Proficiency in English orally and in writing is required to present and publish research results.
• Research expertise

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience with MRE
• Experience with advanced diffusion MRI

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.The most relevant papers for the position must be listed.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.
• Contact information of two reference persons. We reserve the right to contact references only for selected candidates.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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About KTH

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1. Rodrigo Moreno, +4687909787,rodmore@kth.se