Masters and Ph.D. Studentships, Departments of Radiology and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia The Departments of Radiology and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invite applications for enrollment in September 2011 from students interested in pursuing a Masters or Doctoral level degree in the area of medical image analysis. The successful candidate will be performing research in a highly interdisciplinary environment to develop new software algorithms for using magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of the brain and spinal cord to explore and understand the pathology and clinical impact of neurodegenerative diseases. An undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering or related discipline is a prerequisite to enrollment, and preference will be given to applicants with experience in the following topics: -Computer vision (e.g., image segmentation, image registration, shape modelling, level-sets) -Signal and image processing (e.g., image resampling, Fourier transform) -Matrix algebra (e.g., singular value decomposition, 3D transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, principal component analysis) -Statistics and probability theory (e.g., probability distributions, t-test, Bayesian and frequentist inference) -Image processing libraries, particularly ITK and VTK -Computer Graphics (e.g., volume rendering, meshes, geometry) -Manuscript writing for international conferences and journals The student will be expected to have excellent programming (C++ and templated programming) skills, and must be proficient on a Unix/Linux platform. Strong mathematical and communication skills (written and oral) are also essential. The student will enroll in UBC's innovative Biomedical Engineering Program, which emphasizes a balance of biomedical engineering and life science study with a focus on clinical and industrial application. Full financial support in the form of tuition waivers, research assistantships, and/or scholarship top-ups are available for all qualified students. The University of British Columbia is located in the scenic city of Vancouver, Canada, and ranks as one of the world's top research universities (http://www.ubc.ca/global/index.html). For more information please see the following webpages: Biomedical Engineering Program: http://www.bme.ubc.ca Electrical and Computer Engineering: http://www.ece.ubc.ca Interested candidates please email for further instructions: Roger Tam, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology Associate Member, Biomedical Engineering Program University of British Columbia http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~rtam Email: [log in to unmask] Although we consider each request carefully, due to the large volume of emails, only selected candidates will receive a reply. We apologize in advance to those that do not receive a response. ************************************************************************* Please note that the application deadline is December 15, 2010. Candidates are urged to complete their applications as soon as possible. *************************************************************************