Postdoctoral Positions in Microstructural Imaging Methods & Applications
Prof Derek Jones at Cardiff University, UK, is very pleased to invite applications from creative scientists, to join a team of researchers developing microstructural imaging methods and applications at Cardiff University.
Three distinct, and complementary positions are currently available, all supported by a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award entitled ‘ Tractometry’. The overall aim of the project is to develop and apply robust, multi-modal quantitative methods to explore the microstructural underpinnings of individual differences in normal healthy cognition and electrophysiology.
The appointees will work in the newly-expanded (£44m) Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre ( http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/cubric ). This 6500 m 2 research-dedicated centre, (one of the largest in Europe), houses a Siemens 300mT/m Connectom system, a 7 Tesla MRI system, and 2 x Prisma 3T MRI systems, alongside MEG, EEG, brain stimulation and cognitive testing laboratories, and a vibrant community of basic science and clinical researchers.
There is one postdoctoral position in each of the following research areas:
Cognitive Microstructural Imaging: You will be responsible for developing and running cognitive assessments to explore how individual differences in cognition relate to individual differences in tissue microstructure, and how cognitive training impacts on different white matter attributes. (Please apply for 4400BR)
Other posts you may be interested in:
Microstructural Imaging: You will develop and integrate quantitative microstructural imaging techniques, including advanced models of diffusion, quantitative relaxometry, quantitative magnetization transfer and quantitative susceptibility imaging. You will be encouraged to exploit the hardware capabilities of the Connectom and 7T systems. (Please apply for (4398BR)
Connectomics: You will work on integrating measures of functional connectivity (from MEG / FMRI) with measures of macro-scale structural connectivity and tissue microstructure. Example areas include Dynamic Causal Modelling, Canonical Correlation and Graph Theory Analyses. Please apply for (4399BR)
We are looking for highly collaborative, curious researchers that are able to communicate their research effectively to colleagues across a broad range of disciplines.
The three posts are available immediately.
Interested parties are strongly advised to contact Derek Jones ( [log in to unmask] ) for an informal chat about the posts before applying.
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