Postdoctoral Position in
Neuroimaging – Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelonabeta
Brain Research Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Job
Summary:
Pasqual
Maragall Foundation invites applications for a full-time
postdoctoral position to conduct post-processing and analyzing
of MRI neuroimaging data (e.g. structural, fMRI, DWI), as part
of a clinical research program on Alzheimer’s disease.
Principal
Responsibilities:
The
primary responsibility of this position includes
post-processing and analyzing brain MRI data within the
Foundation’s Alzheimer’s disease clinical research and its
flagship project, the Alzheimer and Families (ALFA). The ALFA
study is a large longitudinal cohort of sons and daughters of
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, to explore the preclinical
stage of this condition with the aim of identifying novel risk
factors and biomarkers. This study will enhance our knowledge
of the processes involved before the onset of AD to develop
interventions aimed to prevent or delay the disease. Within
this study we are collecting a comprehensive amount of data,
including blood samples, mental health, quality of life and
risk factors, as well as, neuroimaging procedures to assess
brain function.
The
Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center (Barcelonabeta) is a new
research infrastructure, constituted by the Pasqual Maragall
Foundation and with the participation of the Pompeu Fabra
University, dedicated to research on Alzheimer’s disease. The
new building will be completed by summer 2014, and will
contain excellent technical facilities including a
research-dedicated 3T MR scanner, dedicated to clinical
research on neurodegenerative diseases.
Barcelonabeta
is a research institute affiliated to Pompeu Fabra University
and is also part of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park
(PRBB), a large research facility that hosts seven different
research institutions related to biomedical research,
including the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), the
Experimental and Health Sciences Department (CEXS) of the UPF,
the Regenerative Medicine Centre of Barcelona (CMRB), and the
Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL),
among others, in a multidisciplinary, collaborative and
stimulating international environment in close contact with a
clinical setting, thus conducive to translational research.
Required
Qualifications:
·
PhD in Biomedical
Engineering, Medical Physics, Neuroscience or related
disciplines.
·
Strong background in MRI
analysis and related statistical methods for research (SPM,
Freesurfer, FSL or similar).
·
Experience with image
processing and data analysis.
·
Ability to think
independently and work collaboratively.
Benefits
·
Starting date: April
2014.
·
The postdoctoral
position is scheduled initially for three years (open to
renewal).
·
Salary will depend on
experience.
Additional
Information:
To
apply, please submit a single PDF file containing the
following: 1) Cover letter describing research interests and
relevant background; 2) CV with list of publications; 3) The
names of three individuals who could provide reference
letters. All files or inquiries should be submitted
electronically to: rh@fpmaragall.org
Joan D.
Gispert
Responsable
de Recerca en Neuroimatge
Fundació
Pasqual Maragall
T.
93 316 09 90
Dr. Aiguader,
88 (Edifici PRBB) - 08003 Barcelona
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