[BIC-announce] FW: Postdoctoral position MRI physics and sequence development (Belgium)

[Jennifer Chew, Ms.]

Recd. from Narly Golestani.  Jennifer 

Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron
Directeur : André Luxen
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
IN MRI PHYSICS AND SEQUENCE DEVELOPMENT
CYCLOTRON RESEARCH CENTRE, LIÈGE, BELGIUM
Posted: 20 March 2009
A 2-year post-doctoral position is available at the Cyclotron Research Centre, University
of Liège, Belgium, starting from October 2009.
The Cyclotron Research Centre is equipped with a 3T Allegra scanner (Siemens)
dedicated to research only, with parallel imaging capabilities (8-channel receive coil). The
MR facilities include stimulus equipment for fMRI studies (auditory and visual stimuli,
keypads), monitoring devices (eye-tracking, pulse and respiration monitoring, skin
conductance) and a 72-channel MRI compatible EEG/ECG/EOG system (Brain Product).
Other research equipments include a PET scanner (Siemens) and TMS system for
studies of the human brain, several multi-channel EEG systems including a high-density
256-channel EEG system and a micro-PET scanner for small animals pre-clinical studies.
Neuroscience is the main research interest of the Centre, including sleep studies, altered
states of consciousness, Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases, memory processing, and
effect of daytime light. The team is a multidisciplinary group of research fellows and
seniors including neurologists, psychologists, engineers, biologists and physicists. The
group has close collaborations with the Maastricht Brain Imaging Centre, University of
Maastricht and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College of
London.
In MR physics and sequence development, areas of interest include the development of
quiet EPI sequences for sleep studies, diffusion tensor imaging, arterial spin labelling,
spiral EPI, high-resolution fMRI, real-time fMRI and brain-computer interface, multimodal
(EEG/MRI/PET) data acquisition and analysis, simultaneous EEG/MRI data acquisition
and analysis. The candidates will be encouraged to actively contribute with their own
ideas and proposals relating to these areas of research.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in physics, engineering, computer science or related
field, with a strong background in MRI. Experience with C/C++ programming, Matlab and
Siemens software (IDEA and ICE) as well as a good background in pulse sequence
development and image reconstruction are preferred but not mandatory. Priority is given
to highly motivated, innovative candidates with interest in developing new MR
techniques. Enthusiasm for working in a multidisciplinary environment is essential.
Please include the following to your application: curriculum vitae, names and contact
details of two references and a statement of research interests and objectives.
For questions and application, please contact: Dr. Evelyne Balteau, Ph.D.
Cyclotron Research Centre
Allée du 6 Août, 8 (B30)
B - 4000 Liège, BELGIUM
Tel. +32 4366 2366
Fax +32 4366 2946
E-mail e.balteau at ulg.ac.be 


Jennifer Chew
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
MNI - WB317
3801 University Street
Montreal, Qc  H3A 2B4
Telephone:  514-398-8554
Fax:  514-398-2975