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Postdoctoral Fellow 0 (Neurology Clinical Trials) : Houston, TX, United State

The Houston Methodist Research Institute seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of neuroimaging research associate at the Nantz National Alzheimer Center, Department of Neurology. The ideal candidate will have a background in signal processing and excellent computational skills. Experience using and developing algorithms for the analysis of structural, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and having applied those algorithms to MRI data will be a plus.

Applicant must hold a PhD in computer engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering, applied physics or equivalent, preferably with experience in brain-image analysis.

The candidate is expected to work on innovative neuroimaging research, particularly as it is applied to human brain disease. Supervisors will include neuroscientists and biomedical engineers. Importantly, the successful candidate will carry out all the technical steps involved in the processing of brain MRI and PET images and ensure their quality. Critical steps are to evaluate the quality of MRI data, use standard software (MATLAB, FreeSurfer, FSL, SPM, Slicer, etc) to analyze the structural and functional MRI and develop algorithms to optimize the use of those tools as well as analyzing the databasing all MRI data. The successful candidate will use similar tools to process and store data from positron emission tomography (PET)….

Job details

Employer:Houston Methodist Research Institute

Website:http://www.houstonmethodist.org

Location:Houston, TX, United States

Expires:June 02, 2014

Job type:Postdoctoral

Salary:Unspecified

Qualifications:Postgraduate - Doctorate/PhD

Employment type:Permanent

Job hours:Full-time