The Division of Movement Disorders (Director: Tanya Simuni, MD) in the Department of
Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL USA, has an
opening for a full-time postdoctoral position to study imaging-related biomarkers in
Parkinson’s Disease. The candidate will be mentored by Dr. Todd Parrish (Director of
Neuroimaging, Department of Radiology) and will work closely with Dr. Darren Gitelman
(Neurology).
The position is funded for a 2 year time period. The aim is to use both structural and
functional MR imaging to characterize measures of Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and
progression.
The candidate will work with a multidisciplinary group of neurologists, physicists,
neuroradiologists and neurophysiologists with experience in functional and structural
imaging of patients with movement disorders. The clinic is staffed by 4 movement disorders
neurologists. The imaging infrastructure includes two 3T Siemens Tim Trio Scanners.
The applicant should have a PhD in neuroscience, physics, psychology or a related field
(research track MDs are welcome to apply), and excellent communication skills. Experience
with analysis of structural, diffusion, or functional MRI data including resting state or
ASL images is desirable.
Salary is based on the NIH scale. The position is available immediately.
Please send a CV, cover letter describing your interests and, upon request, contact
information for 3 references to:
Darren R. Gitelman, MD
710 N Lake Shore Dr.
Abbot 11th floor,
Chicago, IL 60611
email: d-gitelman(a)northwestern.edu
Northwestern University is an equal opportunity employer.
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