Postdoctoral Fellowship in Structural and Functional MRI Research University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles

The Department of Anesthesiology, University of California at Los Angeles would like to invite applications for two year Postdoctoral Fellowship position starting from November 1, 2014 (or as soon as possible), with possibility for two more years’ extension, based on satisfactory performance and productivity.

Project details Functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods have become non-invasive procedures to examine task-specific brain activity, quantify functional connectivity at resting-stage, and to assess structural tissue integrity. The primary goal of this project is to develop, optimize existing analyses tools in the lab, and apply them to model whole-brain functional connectivity based on resting stage fMRI data, examine brain fMRI signal responses to autonomic and other challenges, and asses brain structural integrity using T2-relaxometry, diffusion tensor and kurtosis imaging, and magnetization transfer imaging in patients with heart failure condition.

Qualifications A PhD degree in mathematics, radiology (MRI), biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, neuroscience, or related field with background and research experience in functional and structural MRI-related research in humans, especially in functional and structural MRI data processing and MATLAB-based programming, reflected as data-based publications, is required. Experience in MRI data acquisition and optimization of protocol is also essential. Excellent communication and writing skills in English are also essential.

Environment Our lab is part of neuroscience community at UCLA, the largest neuroscience community in the USA, host a large number of neuroscientists (>500), who provide a resource for neuroanatomic, neuropathologic, neurophysiologic, neuropsychologic, and analytic support. The laboratory is immediately adjacent to the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, which provides a significant resource in neuroimaging faculty (>28 faculty, both basic and clinical), software, and analytic support, and there are ample of opportunities to interact those scientists. Our lab uses a 3.0-Tesla MRI scanner (Siemens, Prisma), located in the proximal Department of Radiological Sciences, a unit devoted to research studies with on-site PhD-level Siemens engineers.

Appointment Terms and Salary The initial appointment would be for two years, with possibility for two more years’ extension, based on satisfactory performance and productivity. Salary and benefits would be based on UCLA norms with research experience.

Application Procedure and Deadline UCLA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer (http://www.mednet.ucla.edu/), and all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. To be considered for this position, please send your CV and a cover letter to: Rajesh Kumar, PhD Email: rkumar@mednet.ucla.edu

Rajesh Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor Departments of Anesthesiology and Radiological Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763, USA Tel: 310-206-1679, 6133 (office); 310-825-1808 (Lab) Fax: 310-825-2236 Email:rkumar@mednet.ucla.edu _http://people.healthsciences.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=459...