Research Fellow (Biomedical Thermoacoustic Imaging Instrumentation)

Salary: As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 7, salary £35,880

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to January 2026

Closes: 05/11/2024

Job Summary

The project is funded by NIHR Birmingham BRC and will be carried out in collaboration with research teams across the College of Medicine and Health and Partner hospitals. This Research Fellow post represents an opportunity to contribute to the advancement of thermoacoustic imaging and demonstrating the broad applicability in biomedical imaging. The post will focus on developing an experimental bench-top imaging system comprising a microwave source, an antenna, ultrasound detectors and high-speed digitisers, before applying the scanner to image tissue specimens.

Main Responsibilities

• Perform excellent research in thermoacoustic imaging which encompasses:
  • Scanner design and construction: PC-based data acquisition and hardware control
  • Scanner evaluation
  • Developing tissue mimicking phantoms for benchmarking
  • Experimental studies on phantoms and excised tissue samples
  • Image reconstruction
  • Image processing and data analysis
  • Developing new methods and imaging applications
  • Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids
  • Operate within area of specialism
  • Analyse and interpret research findings and results
  • Contribute to generating funding
  • Contribute to drafting and submitting of papers to appropriate peer reviewed journals and of drafting research bids and proposals
  • Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar
  • To maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations

Person Specification

• First degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, Biomedical Engineering or a related discipline
• PhD (or near to completion) in an area related to Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave Engineering, Biomedical Imaging, Photoacoustic or Ultrasound
• Evidence of understanding interaction between electromagnetic waves and tissue, ultrasound waves and tissue
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort

Informal enquiries can be made to Olumide Ogunlade, email: o.ogunlade@bham.ac.uk 

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