POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN MR IMAGING OF PANCREATIC CANCER- 4+12 months (potentially renewable)

France Life Imaging; France; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A research institution in France is seeking a researcher to conduct MR imaging projects related to pancreatic cancer. Responsibilities include developing new imaging techniques and training deep learning models for tumor segmentation. A PhD in biomedical engineering, physics, or computer science is required, alongside proficiency in programming languages such as Matlab or Python. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to advancing research in inflammatory diseases.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Matlab, Python, or C/C++.
• Experience in preclinical or clinical MRI acquisition settings.
• Basic knowledge in radiology and cancer physiopathology.

Responsabilités

• Conduct MR imaging research for pancreatic cancer treatment response.
• Develop novel diffusion imaging techniques.
• Train deep learning models for tumor segmentation.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Connaissances

Proficiency in programming languages

Experience with MRI acquisition protocol

Knowledge in radiology

Understanding of physiopathology of pancreatic cancer

Formation

PhD in biomedical engineering, physics, or computer science

Description du poste

Type de structure

The Inflammation Research Center brings together about 250 researchers, lecturer‑researchers, hospital‑university staff, technical agents (ITA), doctoral students, post‑docs and trainees with the objective of establishing in France a Center of Excellence which links the basic research with translational and clinical research in inflammatory diseases.

Objectives

• to understand fundamentally the basics of inflammatory processes and development fibrosis
• to identify new pathophysiological mechanisms of inflammatory diseases
• identify biomarkers associated with diseases and develop new imaging tools
• to create new preclinical animal models allowing proof of concept (POC) for the study of inflammatory diseases
• the search for new therapeutic approaches.

Contexte et mission

• Conduct research projects focused on MR imaging for treatment response prediction and stratification of pancreatic cancer
• Develop and validate novel concepts in time‑resolved diffusion imaging involving the analysis of diffusion coefficients at different spatial scales and considering kurtosis
• Conduct research projects based on MR elastography techniques (conventional and under pseudo static external load) involving multiple acoustic sources and frequencies
• Have access to preclinical models and clinical workflows for pancreatic cancer
• Train and optimize deep learning models for tumor segmentation and physics‑informed tasks
• Publish your findings in peer‑reviewed journals and in conferences

Lieu

Center for Research on Inflammation, Inserm UMR 1149

Diplômes requis

PhD in biomedical engineering, physics, computer science, medical degree

Compétences requises

• Proficiency in programming languages and computing environments such as Matlab, Python or C/C++
• Some experience with MRI acquisition protocol development, in preclinical or clinical settings
• Basic knowledge in radiology and physiopathology of pancreatic cancer