The Rotman Research Institute (RRI) of Baycrest Centre for Geriatric
Care invites applications for a Computational Neuronatomy Scientist who
will be a core member of the Toronto Trans-generational Brain & Body
Centre and the Heart and Stroke Centre for Stroke Recovery – Baycrest
site. The successful candidate will engage in a research program on the
development and application of computational methods and models that
serve to derive quantitative phenotypes from structural MR images. An
example of research that a successful candidate would conduct includes,
but is not limited to, the development and application of novel methods
to generate morphometrics, such as regional volumes and cortical
thickness, from MR images of the human brain. While pursuing an
independent research program, he/she will be expected to collaborate on
diverse studies that involve MRI research at Baycrest. The candidate
must possess a PhD or equivalent with demonstrated experience in
neuroimaging and informatics. The RRI is part of a large collaborative
cognitive neuroscience community with research foci ranging from brain
mechanisms of memory, attention and executive function, to their changes
across the lifespan and resulting from brain damage or disease, to the
development of cognitive rehabilitation strategies. Neuroimaging is a
key methodology across all of these programs. The RRI has
state-of-the-art in-house neuroimaging infrastructure including a
research-dedicated Siemens 3 Tesla MRI system, as well as
electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography laboratories. The
successful candidate will play a central role in the coordination and
operation of neuroimage analyses and databasing at Baycrest.
The successful candidate will benefit from the large collaborative
neuroimaging community at The University of Toronto, and will be
eligible for an academic position at the assistant to associate
professor level. Applications are encouraged from qualified women and
men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with
disabilities. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements,
this advertisement is directed initially to Canadian citizens and
permanent residents. Applicants should submit a covering letter
describing current research interests and future research goals, a
complete C.V., relevant reprints and the names of three potential
references to:
Dr. Claude Alain,
Computational Neuroanatomy Scientist Search Committee
The Rotman Research Institute
Baycrest Centre
3560 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, M6A 2E1
Fax (416) 785-2474
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Review of applications will begin in June 30, 2011, and will continue
until the position is filled.
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