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<p class="MsoNormal">Research Assistant: software development at the MNI’s Brain Imaging Centre
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A research assistant position is open at the Montreal Neurological Institute Brain Imaging Centre.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The candidate will develop pipelines for analyzing functional MRI and diffusion MRI data. Wherever possible, the scripts will be based on existing data analysis software packages. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Depending on previous experience in functional and diffusion MRI data analysis, the time commitment may vary between 15 hours a week (for an experienced developer who is interested in part-time employment) and 35 hours a week. The work
can be done on-site (subject to the directives of McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute) or from remote (according to the candidate’s preference).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Duties include: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Develop pipelines for analyzing functional MRI data (BOLD imaging during tasks and at rest).
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Develop pipelines for analyzing diffusion MRI data.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Integrate eye-tracking and fMRI data analysis. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Develop pipelines for automated data quality control and image processing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Use version control for all developments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Develop Docker containers for the analysis pipelines.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Document the analysis pipelines<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Assist students from Drs. Mendola and Shmuel laboratories in analysis of brain imaging data.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ideal candidate will have excellent programming, communication, and organizational skills.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ideal candidate will also have experience in the following items (in decreasing order of priority):<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Analysis of functional MRI data<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Analysis of diffusion MRI data<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Analysis of anatomical MRI data<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Proficiency in using existing packages, such as FSL, AFNI, FreeSurfer, and MRtrix<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Basic knowledge in image/signal processing and in machine learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Salary is commensurate with the candidate’s skills and experience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send your cv to <a href="mailto:amir.shmuel@mcgill.ca">
amir.shmuel@mcgill.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><tt><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Amir Shmuel<o:p></o:p></span></tt></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><tt><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></tt></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><tt><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><tt><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></tt></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><tt><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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