Fwd: 2 post-doc positions in Marseille (France) to work on UHF 7T Human Scanner - ynic-users

1 Nov 2013


      The Central Nervous System group of CRMBM (Center for Magnetic Resonance
in Biology and Medicine) in Marseille (France) is seeking
for 2 post-doctoral MR physicists. The successful candidates will work
on the development at UHF (7T) of advanced acquisition and
   post-processing techniques on the new human 7T-whole-body MR system
(Siemens, Step 2) in a multidisciplinary team (20 persons).
   The positions are fully funded for 24 months by the AMIDEX program
(7T-AMISTART) of Aix-Marseille University.
*Position I (24 months): /_Development of acquisition and
post-processing methods for sodium (^23 Na) MRI at 7T on human brain and _/*
*/_spinal cord_/*
*/_ of controls and patients with neurological diseases._/*
_Required Qualifications_:
·PhD in Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering or related areas.
·Experience in MR pulse sequence programming (ideally IDEA).
·Proficiency with programming languages (C, C++, Matlab).
·Experience in UHF (7T) acquisitions in humans.
_Preferred qualifications:_
·Experience in ^23 Na MRI
·Good publication record
·Good written and oral communication skills in English
*Position II (24 months): /_Development of acquisition and
post-processing methods for ultra high resolution ^1 H MRI and SWI at 7T _/*
*/_on human brain and spinal cord of controls and patients with
neurological diseases._/*
_Required Qualifications_:
·PhD in Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering or related areas.
·Experience in UHR MRI acquisitions in humans at UHF (7T).
·Experience in the use of multi TX/RX coils, SAR and B1 mapping methods.
·Experience in MR pulse sequence programming (ideally IDEA).
·Proficiency with programming languages (C, C++, Matlab).
_Preferred qualifications:_
·Experience in SWI
·Good publication record
·Good written and oral communication skills in English
*Electronic applications* (cover letter, CV, 2 letters of
recommendation) to be sent to Pr Jean-Philippe Ranjeva (Head of the CNS
group of CRMBM)
e-mail : jean-philippe.ranjeva@univ-amu.fr
mailto:jean-philippe.ranjeva@univ-amu.fr
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*Application deadline : December 1st 2013.* Preferred starting date :
January 2014.