Post-doctoral Research Associate in Advanced Liver MRI
- Employer
- KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £44,105 - £51,485 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
- Closing date
- 23 Feb 2025
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- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Associate
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
About us
The post will be based at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis. There is a unique infrastructure within the School to support cutting-edge translational healthcare research, including a suite of clinical MRI scanners located inside a hospital environment (0.55T, 1.5T, 3T and 7T), state-of-the-art engineering and physics laboratories, high-performance computing, and industry collaboration through the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering.
About the role
We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join Dr Andrada Ianus’ Research Group at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London. You will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team with access to cutting-edge imaging facilities and world-renowned expertise. You will work on an ERC Starting Grant funded project to deliver novel MRI approaches to image the liver and enable the detection of micrometastases in cancer patients.
The overarching aim of this project is to enable the detection and characterisation of liver micrometastases in cancer patients based on a novel MRI approach which combines multi-dimensional diffusion-relaxometry acquisitions, efficient data denoising and biophysical modelling of the tissue microstructure.
In this position, you will work on developing advanced MRI techniques and employing them in a longitudinal clinical study focused on the early detection of liver metastases in cancer patients. You will be responsible for the sequence implementation, data acquisition and analysis, both for healthy volunteers and patients.
The work will be based at St Thomas’ Hospital. The applicant should have (or be in the final stages of completing) a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, Medical Imaging, or a related area. They should have good analytical and programming skills and experience with the acquisition and analysis of (clinical) MRI data, as well as with mathematical modelling, image processing methods and/or machine learning.
Experience of methods used for quantitative MRI and/or previous hand-on experience implementing MRI pulse sequences are a plus. Ideally, applicants will have a proven research track record through peer review publications and conference presentations. They will also have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills and a creative approach to problem solving, together with the ability to work constructively and effectively within the team.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 3 years (with possibility of extension).
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Hold a PhD (or near completion) in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, Medical Imaging or related discipline*
- Good working knowledge of MRI theory, data acquisition and analysis
- Good working knowledge of mathematical modelling and machine learning methods
- Practical experience within a research environment and / or publication in relevant and refereed journals
- Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or other relevant programming languages
- Self-motivated, ability to work independently
- Ability to communicate well, critically assess research findings, to present at conferences and represent the team in meetings
- Willing and able to work in a team and conduct out-of-working hours data acquisitions when needed
* 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
Desirable criteria
- Relevant practical experience, ideally with projects involving clinical MRI data
- Experience implementing MRI sequences on clinical scanners and/or knowledge of Pulseq
- Knowledge of human research ethical principles and methods
- Work experience in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Knowledge of principles of research studies design and statistics
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.
Interviews are due to be held in March 2025.
We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
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