16 Dec
2013
16 Dec
'13
8:51 a.m.
Research Engineer position in Neuroscience
Ivanka Savic M.D., PhD
Karolinska Institutet, Dept for Women’s and Children’s Health
We are seeking a highly talented, innovative and enthusiastic researcher
preferably with a PhD in physics and with experience of brain imaging
(the latter is mandatory).
The research will be conducted at /Div of Behavioral Neurology/ at the
Department of Neurology Karolinska Hospital and Dept of Womens and
Childrens Health, Karolinska Institute, which is part of the Stockholm
Brain Institute (SBI). Our team consists of physicians, physicists,
psychologists and biomedical experts, and our laboratory has expertise
in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), PET, and psychophysics.
In addition, the Stockholm Brain Institute has MeG and TMS facilities.
We have access to two state-of-the-art 3-Tesla MRI scanners and the
latest generation of the PET scanner at Karolinska Institute and Hospital.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in human brain imaging (PET,
MRI), and mathematics, have knowledge about brain anatomy, and insight
in experimental psychology. The applicant should have experience in MRI
acquisition and analysis, excellent programming skills (eg Linux,
Matlab, Python), basic knowledge of statistics and an appreciation of
methodological issues in cognitive brain imaging. You will be thorough,
efficient, a good communicator, and enjoy working as part of a diverse
and energetic, interdisciplinary team. You will organize methodology
workshops för PhD post doctoral students of the institution. You will
also have many opportunities to own development including national and
international workshops and meetings.
The candidate is expected to work within the general framework of the
research program and actively contribute teaching and improve the MR
methodology, with respect to data post processing. It is important that
the candidate can independently keep updated to the latest software and
their advantages. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a
consistently good academic record, including publications in
international journals. Applicants are expected to have the knowledge of
post processing of the MRI data including analysis of fMRI time series
with calculations of functional connectivity, multivariate pattern
analysis, analyses of structural connectivity and computational
morphometry, and gene brain interaction. There are several on going
research programs covering various fields (e.g., effect of chronic
stress on the brain, impact of sex hormones and sex chromosome genes on
cerebral physiology and behaviour, the underpinnings of human epilepsy)
The position is for an initial 12-month period, with the possibility of
a permanent contract. Applicants with a foreign PhD are welcome.
Application process
An application must contain the following documents in English:
1. Curriculum vitae and qualifications, presented in accordance with
Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio
(http://ki.se/meritportfolj)
2. A complete list of publications
3. A summary of current work (no more than one page)
4. Verifications for crediting of illness, military service, work for
labour unions or student organizations, parental leave or similar
circumstances
5. Verification from the thesis defense committee or the equivalent
(only if the thesis defense is scheduled within three months after
the application deadline)
The application is to be submitted on the NetRecruiter system.
Application deadline: January 30, 2014
Start time is negotiable.
For additional information, please contact Professor Ivanka Savic,
E-mail: ivanka.savic-berglund(a)ki.se <mailto:ivanka.savic-berglund@ki.se>
Professor of Neurology
Karolinska Institute
Dept of Women’s and Children’s Health and Neurology
Clinic,Karolinska Hospital, Q2:07
SE-171 76 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Telephone +46 8 517 773 41
+46 709 38 07 38
Fax +46 8 517 76 422
ivanka.savic-berglund(a)ki.se <mailto:ivanka.savic-berglund@ki.se>