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We are seeking a physicist with a high level of mathematical proficiency (or equivalently qualified individual) to take up a 4 year post in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, UK. The successful applicant will join a research team comprising clinicians and physicists from the Neurology division and The Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, to work on analysis (including tractography) of diffusion-weighted MRI data in degenerative dementias. Candidates should have completed (or at least submitted) their doctoral thesis on a relevant topic and ideally should be experienced in the use of UNIX, coding in C/C++, Matlab, parallel computing, statistical methods, MRI data for modeling (inc. tractography), experience of MR sequence development for DW-MRI and broad experience of data analysis techniques. Work would involve implementation and optimization of image acquisition and data modeling to address research questions in cognitive disorders both from a clinical and theoretical neuropsychological perspective. In addition to refining data within existing algorithms, there would be considerable scope and time for development of novel methodologies. Applications should include a CV, a PD18 form (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18/), a covering letter (giving an account of your reasons for applying and your recent experience), and the names and email addresses of two referees. Complete applications must be sent to: Dr Peter Nestor, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Elswoth House, Box 58 Addenbrooke;s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ. Email: [log in to unmask] Grade: NRAS salary: £20,044 - 30,002 pa