Medical Physicist in MRI

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: 18 months 

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher to join our team conducting world-leading research into brain health, from diseases of ageing to neonatal brain development. 

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We have an exciting opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher to join our team conducting world-leading research into brain health, from diseases of ageing to neonatal brain development. Working with senior medical physicists and principal investigators, the postholder will support acquisition and analysis of quantitative MR, for example cerebrovascular reactivity, MR spectroscopy, DCE-MRI and QSM, and provide general scientific support to the Edinburgh Imaging facility. The postholder will contribute to research projects within the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, and will be supported to develop their own research and/or professional portfolios. They will have strong quantitative skills and a good understanding of magnetic resonance physics. The post provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience in advanced clinical imaging and its applications in brain research.

The post is funded for 18 months in the first instance, with the possibility of extension subject to performance and funding. To discuss the post, contact m.j.thrippleton@ed.ac.uk 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Experience of working with MR scanners and understanding of underlying physics, practical and safety issues.
• Experience of MR image analysis.
• Programming skills, e.g. Matlab and Python.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple concurrent projects within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing

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