The Magnetic Resonance for Brain Investigation Laboratory at the Enrico
Fermi Center, Rome, Italy, is opening a call for a 2-years postdoctoral
position in the area of brain functional networks in neurodegenerative
disorders and aging, exploiting quantitative MRI techniques. The aim of
the project is to investigate the brain disconnection at network level
occurring during aging and dementia, and to disentangle the relevant
vascular and metabolic components.
The project is part of the NETFUN (Brain FUNctional NETwork studied by
NMR) project, a collaboration between Enrico Fermi Centre and the
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Center (CUBRIC) – School of
Psychology – Cardiff University (UK).
Available facilities include 3 3T scanners (2 in Rome, 1 in Cardiff) and
full processing facilities.
The ideal applicant has a solid MRI background, including a PhD in
Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or Information Technology. Experience
with acquisition and analysis of functional MRI data, and specifically
with ASL techniques, is highly desirable, as well as good knowledge of
Matlab programming language.
The postdoc will be under the joint supervision of Dr. Federico Giove
and prof. Richard G. Wise. The fellow will work in a multidisciplinary
group, with experience in dementia and in functional and structural MRI.
The study will be mainly based in Rome (MARBILab, c/o Santa Lucia
Foundation), with some work based in Cardiff. Thus, the applicant must
be inclined to travel and to collaborate in different environments, and
highly motivated.
The post is available immediately, and is funded for 2 years. Salary is
in the range of 25000 EUR/year (tax-exempt).
Informal enquiries to Dr Federico Giove. Interested people are expected
to send a CV including publication list. The official call will be
published on
http://www.centrofermi.it/index.php/grants/bandi, (Italian
language).