Post-doctoral fellow

Tuesday 24th October 2023

Contact Email for the Job Posting paula.trujillo@vumc.org
Organization Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location Nashville, TN, USA
Title Post-doctoral fellow
URL https://www.vumc.org/donahue-lab/home
Closing date Dec 31, 2023
Description Multiple post-doctoral fellow positions available at Vanderbilt University Medical Center


The Vanderbilt University Medical Center is pleased to announce openings for multiple full-time postdoctoral fellow positions to carry out MRI (i) sequence design, (ii) data acquisition, or (iii) image processing responsibilities in collaboration with the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Pediatrics, and the Institute of Imaging Science. The successful candidates will be centrally involved in analyzing imaging data from recent National Institutes of Science (NIH)-funded clinical research programs and collaborative industry partners and will work closely with clinicians, research faculty, and industry partners. The laboratory is comprised of researchers with backgrounds in clinical trials coordination, physiology, engineering, physics, and biophysics. We are also supported by close collaborations with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, including clinical faculty in the Departments of Neurology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Vascular Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Candidate Requirements
Candidates should have a strong interest in translational medicine and a willingness to be involved in image acquisition and analysis for clinical trials (Phase 1-3). A degree in biomedical engineering, biophysics, computer science, neuroscience, or a related discipline with prior experience in MRI is preferred. Projects for which positions are currently available are independent and focus on evaluating imaging biomarkers as they relate to:
• Lymphatic markers of viral persistence in HIV-infected patients
• Cognitive decline in patients with, and at risk for, ICU delirium
• Dopamine therapies in patients with movement disorders
• Cerebrovascular and glymphatic function in patients with movement disorders
• Surgical revascularization in patients with intracranial vasculopathies

A basic knowledge of MRI and intermediate knowledge of common image processing software such as Matlab,
FSL, and Freesurfer is desired.