The Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre (SPMMRC), University of Nottingham is seeking to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow in the field of ultra-high field MRI (7 Tesla) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). This is a 2.5 year post, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to work on projects related to the development of multi-modal neuroimaging and its application in the study of sensory systems. In particular, funding is related to the project “Human Mechanosensation: From 1st-Order Neurone to Somatosensory Cortex” which aims to understand in detail somatosensory processing. The successful candidate will apply fMRI and MEG to understand sensory processing in the human brain and how these systems break down in disease. The candidate will be responsible for: 1) Optimising techniques for the acquisition of neuroimaging data and applying those techniques to both healthy controls and patients with abnormalities in sensory processing. 2) Developing novel methods for analysis of neuroimaging data – in particular we will develop analysis methods for 7T fMRI to assess layers, columns and population receptive fields and we will introduce new modelling techniques for MEG to assess electrophysiological activity and connectivity within and between neural networks.

This post forms part of a collaborative programme and the postdoctoral fellow will work within a multi-disciplinary team with links within Nottingham, Liverpool, Oxford, London, Gothenburg, Aix-Marseille, North Carolina, Amsterdam and the NIH, USA. We expect the applicant to have a background in physics, mathematics, engineering or a related area. Further we expect them to have a Ph.D. and published track record in the field of neuroimaging, in particular the development and application of fMRI and MEG.

The University of Nottingham has been at the forefront of imaging since its inception in the 1970’s and a rich history of novel developments resulted in the award of a Nobel Prize to Sir Peter Mansfield. The Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre (SPMMRC) is a world leading laboratory working in the field of neuroimaging development, with significant contributions in the fields of MRI and fMRI, MEG and simultaneous EEG-fMRI. All experimental recording will take place at the SPMMRC, which is uniquely equipped with Philips 7T, 3T and 1.5T MR systems, MR-compatible 64-channel EEG and a 275-channel MEG instrument.

Location:  University Park
Salary:  £28,695 to £34,233 per annum, depending on skills and experience
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Susan Francis, email: [log in to unmask]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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Denis Schluppeck, DPhil

Associate Professor

School of Psychology

University of Nottingham