Post-doctoral Research Opportunity: the STRATEGIC Study
The STRATEGIC Study will investigate the role of white matter connections and brain
connectivity in human memory, mostly by studying perturbations of memory caused by focal
stroke. The project will apply techniques including diffusion tensor MRI, tractography,
functional MRI of networks at rest and during memory tasks, and novel neuropsychological
paradigms. The post will be located at the Denmark Hill campus of King's College
London and utilise the new £30M Wellcome Trust NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility,
which houses a 3T research-dedicated MR scanner, facilities for investigation of patients
at all levels of clinical care (including critical care) and ample facilities for
cognitive assessments including a virtual reality suite. The post-holder will also have
full access to the facilities of the Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences (with
co-investigators Prof Steve Williams, Dr Flavio Dell'Acqua and Dr Andre Marquand).
Clinical aspects of the project will take place within stroke services at King’s College
Hospital, including the Hyperacute Stroke Unit.
STRATEGIC is funded for 3 years by a grant from the Medical Research Council. The
postholder will play a central role in the core studies to be performed at King’s. The
broader project includes collaborations with CUBRIC in Cardiff and the
internationally-renowned Rotterdam Study and there will be opportunities to develop
collaborative themes.
Contact Dr Mike O'Sullivan for an informal chat, mike.osullivan(a)kcl.ac.uk
Job particulars and applications:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/apply.php?id=16843920