One 3 year Postdoctoral position for MRI physicist financed by the Norwegian
Research Council (NevroNor) is available at Department of Circulation and
Medical Imaging, Medical Faculty, Norwegian University for Science and
Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. The position will be connected to
Trondheim fMRI group, which is part of the National Resource Centre for
functional MRI.
The ambitious aim of this project is to study the distribution of memory
functions across the small anatomical subunits of the human medial temporal
lobe, with special emphasis on hippocampal subfields. This is an on-going
project that needs the added expertise of a MRI physicist in order to reach
the goal. The project is a collaboration between Trondheim fMRI group,
professor Olav Haraldseth (Medical Imaging Lab, NTNU), professor Edvard
Moser (Center for the Biology of Memory, NTNU) and professor Menno Witter
(Vrije Universitet Amsterdam/Center for the Biology of Memory, NTNU).
The focus of the position will be to establish high spatial resolution fMRI
protocols for studies of hippocampal and parahippocampal tissue with the
optimal compromise between voxel size, image quality and contrast to achieve
the best possible localisation of brain activation in hippocampal subfields.
The research will mainly be performed on our new state-of-the -art Siemens 3
Tesla system with 32 acquisition channels, and with 50% of the time
allocated to research. A Phillips 3 Tesla system is also available for
research.
We believe this will be a challenging project for a person with a doctoral
degree in MR physics who wants to work with internationally leading
neuroscientists and contribute to the exciting developments in research on
hippocampal memory function. Minimum qualifications are a doctoral degree in
MR physics, engineering, mathematics or related area, strong scientific
publication record, and demonstrated expertise in fMRI methods development
and applications. Prior-postdoctoral experience and background with
interdisciplinary collaborations would be beneficial.
The successful candidate would be expected to commence work in spring of
2007, and the appointment will be fixed-term for three years. The salary is
from 389 400 to 604 900 NOK, depending on qualifications.
Contact:
Prof. Olav Haraldseth: [log in to unmask], (+47) 98468940 / (+47) 73598834.
Ass. prof. Asta Håberg: [log in to unmask], (+47) 73551352
Visit our web pages at:
Trondheim fMRI-group: http://www.medisin.ntnu.no/isb/UL_MR/fMRI/
Centre for the Biology of Memory (CBM) : http://www.cbm.ntnu.no/
Medical Imagine Lab (MI lab): http://www.medisin.ntnu.no/isb/MILab/
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