Research Fellow in HiP CT Quasi Dynamic of Bio-Mechanics

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University College London (UCL) UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences. For more information, please visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about UCL Mechanical Engineering UCL Mechanical Engineering has been pioneering the development of engineering education, having taught the core discipline for over 165 years. UCL was home to the UK’s first ever Professor of the Mechanical Principles of Engineering, Eaton Hodgkinson, in 1847.

About the role

Would you like to generate, visualise and analyse some of the world’s newest and highest resolution quasi-dynamic bioimaging data of intact ex vivo human organs and joints? A new Research Fellow position is available to join the team doing this work, with your post having a focus on developing methods of stepped dynamic imaging to understand the bio-mechanics of organs including the spine, heart and lungs. You will be based at ESRF (the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France) developing and applying Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography (HiP-CT, see mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/HiP-CT), generating 4D scans of intact organs with near cellular (micron) resolution. You will also help operate the HOAHub, working with groups worldwide, helping prepare samples, perform HiP-CT scans, reconstruction, analysis, and training others. This post is funded for 2 years in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal. Salary from £37,099 to £45,585 based at ESR F, Grenoble, France. No London Allowance. If you wish to discuss the post informally, please contact Peter Lee (peter.lee@ucl.ac.uk), or for application process queries Ruikang Xue (ruikang.xue@ucl.ac.uk).

About you

The post will require a motivated researcher with experience in reconstructing and analysing 4D volumes, segmenting the images for use in image-based modelling, together with developing test rigs and performing experiments. You will have a PhD and extensive knowledge and expertise in a relevant field. It is desirable to have experience in handling large data. Your expertise should be at a level appropriate for the conduct of research and publishing new knowledge in leading international research journals. The post-holder will need to show a high level of initiative and an ability to work collaboratively and independently. Applicants should have good team-working skills and a strong command of English. You will join a dynamic international multidisciplinary group of academics, clinicians, beamline scientists, post-docs and PhD students developing and applying synchrotron X-ray and other techniques to study biological systems. You will report to Prof Peter Lee at UCL, and locally at ESRF to Dr Joseph Brunet.

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