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Research Associate in Physics and Engineering of Medical Ultrasound

Employer
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
Grade 6, £38,826 – £42,087 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Closing date
21 Feb 2022

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Academic Discipline
Biological Sciences, Life sciences
Job Type
Research Related, Research Associate
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Job description
We are seeking an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead on the development of a novel multi-transducer ultrasound technology. They will have a good understanding of ultrasound physics and engineering. The post involves the design, development and implementation of novel ultrasound acquisition and processing strategies for ultrasound medical imaging systems. This will require both theoretical and experimental studies using an ultrasound research platform. Familiarity with ultrasound methods and signal processing is an integral and essential aspect of this post.  
 
The post-holder will join an exciting Royal Society, EPSRC and Wellcome funded project based in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King’s College London. The successful applicant will be mostly based on the St. Thomas’ Hospital campus. 
 
This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2023.  
This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.

Key responsibilities

  • Set up, commission and deploy an experimental rig to allow full 3D testing of the multi-transducer technology concept  
  • Develop novel acquisition methods for the use of multiple transducers in ultrasound imaging 
  • Implement and validate the new imaging methods and post processing strategies 
  • Design and run in-vitro acoustics experiments 
  • Investigate the performance of a multi-transducer approach in complex in vivo scenarios 
  • Analyze data and interpreter results for publications 
  • Lead or contribute to the dissemination of the research through high impact publications, and public engagement activities 
  • Collaborate with existing faculty and project partners on areas of research interest. 

 
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.  
 
Skills, knowledge, and experience


Essential criteria 
 
1.       PhD in an area relevant to physics and engineering of medical ultrasound 
2.       BSc/ MSc degree in relevant discipline (Engineering, Physics, Signal or Image Processing) 
3.       Knowledge of ultrasound imaging and acquisition 
4.       Knowledge of signal and imaging processing concepts  
5.       Use of MATLAB or other software packages for equipment control and data acquisition, as well as system modelling 
6.       Practical experience in the design and undertaking of in-vitro acoustics experiments 
7.       Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
8.       Experience in disseminating scientific results in scientific publications and conferences 
9.       Problem-solving skills 
10.   Able to work on own initiative and in a team 
 
Desirable criteria 
 
1.       Able to supervise and guide postgraduate and undergraduate students 
2.       Knowledge of medical image analysis 
 
* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6. 
 
Further information
 
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

Company

King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.

King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.

King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.

King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.

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