POST DOCTORAL POSITION in
BORDEAUX
The Neurofunctional Imaging Group (GIN) is a
CNRS-CEA joint research unit of the Bordeaux University (UMR
5296, dir.
Bernard Mazoyer) and a core member of the TRAIL
Laboratory of Excellence. The GIN is a multidisciplinary
research unit
gathering scientists with initial training in
mathematics and instrumentation, cognitive neurosciences, signal
processing and
databasing.
One objective of the current GIN research project
is to develop new tools to characterize and describe the gray
matter
anatomical connectivity networks. Within this area
we have a position for a 2 years Post Doc.
Description of the position
Recent work on brain connectivity modeling revealed
that the topographic organization of this connectivity is not
limited
to large-scale anatomical pathways generally
observable in diffusion MRI, thus reinforcing the interest of
studies focusing
on the characterization of cortical structural
connectivity and its variability. Therefore, the estimation of
relevant grey
matter connectomes strongly relies on the choice of
an ad'hoc cerebral parcellisation.
We propose a post doc project to first implement a
probabilistic cortical atlas derived from cortical
parcellisations
defined individually to optimally extract cortical
thickness and volume of each individual. The second aim of the
post doc
project is to compute cortical structural
connectivity to quantify the inter-individual variability of
brain organization
together with the effects of specific factors such
as gender, manual preference, functional lateralization or
cognitive skills.
The strength of the present project is that it will
benefits from the already acquired BIL&GIN database composed
of 453
healthy volunteers balanced for gender and
handedness. Hence, the first probabilistic cortical atlas will
be operated
over a large sample, the 453 participants having
been previously pre-processed.
Qualification and
experience
The qualified applicant
should have a PhD in neuro-image analysis, cognitive
neuroscience, computer science or related
field and a background in
neuroimage processing. Applicants should have experience with
existing tools for analysis of
neuroimaging data (SPM,
FSL, Freesurfer.) and a relevant programming experience
(MATLAB).
Employment and payment
are determined by Bordeaux University (2 400 € per month, net
salary). Job location is
in Bordeaux, France.
Interested candidates should send their applications including
CV with full publication list, the