Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Post-doc: Hardware Development for Ultra-high Field Magnetic Resonance: Radio Frequency (RF) Coils and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) (Wien (Vienna), Austria)

Subject area: Magnetic Resonance (Medical Physics)
Available: now (available until filled)
Duration: 3 years
Keywords: Radio Frequency, TMS, MRI, MRS, ultra-high field

Applicants are invited for a Post-doc position at the MR Centre of Excellence (Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) at the Medical University of Vienna under the direction of Prof. Ewald Moser.

The successful candidate should develop radio frequency antennas for 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy for human applications and work on the implementation of concurrent TMS and fMRI at 3 Tesla and the development of TMS coils for application at 7 Tesla.

The MR Centre of Excellence operates a 7 Tesla scanner (Siemens) and two 3 Tesla MR scanners (Siemens Tim Trio, Bruker MedSpec) and has access to the facilities (mechanical and electronics workshops) of the Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.

We are looking for candidates with enthusiasm for the synthesis of practical hands-on experimental work and computer-based modeling and simulation. The applicant should have a PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or in a related field.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:
• A record of publications and conference proceedings
• Familiarity with computer simulation software
• Experience in electronics, especially radio frequency applications
• Programming experience with Matlab,  C++, or comparable scientific computing

The successful candidate will join a friendly and interdisciplinary research team of physicists, mathematicians, statisticians, physicians, psychologists, and neuroscientists. The working languages in the laboratory are German and English, knowledge of German is not required but would be beneficial.

Salaries follow the guidelines of the Austrian Science Fund (approx. 46000 € gross per year). The Medical University of Vienna is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for women, and for persons with disabilities.

Contact: Prof. Ewald Moser: ewald.moser@meduniwien.ac.at

PhD: Ultra-high Field Compatible Devices for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Spectroscopy (MRS) (Wien (Vienna), Austria)

Subject area: Magnetic Resonance (Medical Physics)
Available: now (available until filled)
Duration: 3 years
Keywords: MRI, MRS, ultra-high field

Applicants are invited for a PhD position at the MR Centre of Excellence (Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) at the Medical University of Vienna under the direction of Dr. Martin Meyerspeer and Prof. Ewald Moser.

The MR Centre of Excellence operates two 3 Tesla MR scanners (Siemens Tim Trio, Bruker MedSpec) and a 7 Tesla scanner (Siemens) and has access to the facilities (mechanical and electronics workshops) of the Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.

The successful candidate should develop and test devices to work within a magnetic resonance scanner for human applications. This involves devices for stimulation of skeletal muscle (ergometers, electrical stimulation, sensors) for applications in metabolic research, as well as testing medical equipment (e.g. pacemakers, insulin pumps, stents) for compatibility with ultra-high field MR systems. This will be complemented by development of compatible MR sequences.

We are looking for candidates with enthusiasm for magnetic resonance with the physicist's/engineer's perspective of view and a strong motivation to work hands-on with the hardware of an MR system and the above-mentioned devices.
The applicant should have a master (or comparable) degree in physics, electrical engineering, or in a related field.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:
• Programming experience with C++, Matlab, and/or Python
• Familiarity with Linux will be an advantage

The successful candidate will join a friendly and interdisciplinary research team of physicists, mathematicians, statisticians, physicians, psychologists, and neuroscientists. The working languages in the laboratory are German and English, knowledge of German is not required but would be beneficial.

Salaries follow the guidelines of the Austrian Science Fund (approx. 26000 € gross per year). The Medical University of Vienna is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for women, and for persons with disabilities.

Contact:  Ass.-Prof. Martin Meyerspeer: martin.meyerspeer@meduniwien.ac.at
Prof. Ewald Moser: ewald.moser@meduniwien.ac.at

Sunday, October 2, 2011

PhD in Genomics of Brain Injuries (Greifswald)

Positions for doctoral or postdoctoral fellows for the FP7 Project:
“Enhancement of research competitiveness in molecular imaging”
at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany,

available. Duration of employment: 30 months. The applicant should be familiar with mammalian genomics both in practical and data processing terms.


Prof. Popa-Wagner
wagnerap@uni-greifswald.de
Clinic of Neurology, Medical University
Greifswald