Post-doctoral Research Associate in Preclinical Liver MRI

EURAXESS Czech Republic; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a prestigious institution, working on groundbreaking MRI techniques to detect liver micrometastases. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with leading experts and utilize state-of-the-art facilities. As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will contribute to an ERC-funded project, focusing on innovative imaging approaches that could revolutionize cancer diagnosis. This full-time position provides a unique chance to advance your research career while making a significant impact in the field of biomedical engineering and imaging sciences.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related area required.
• Experience with preclinical rodent MRI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced preclinical MRI techniques for liver imaging.
• Implement sequences, acquire and analyze MRI data.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Programming Skills

MR Theory Knowledge

Mathematical Modelling

Image Processing Methods

Education

PhD in Biomedical Engineering

PhD in Medical Physics

PhD in Medical Imaging

Tools

MRI Scanners

Data Acquisition Software

Job description

School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences

Organisation/Company King's College London Department School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 18 May 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number 101164674 - European Commission Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

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 , working in close collaboration with researchers at the James Black Centre in the Denmark Hill Campus, where the experimental work will take place. There is a unique infrastructure to support cutting-edge translational healthcare research, including a suite of clinical MRI scanners located in a hospital environment (0.55T, 1.5T, 3T and 7T), a 9.4T preclinical MRI scanner, access to a specialized Liver Biobank, state-of-the-art 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 at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, working in close collaboration with Dr. Po-Wah So at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. 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 and characterisation of micrometastases.

The overarching aim of this project is to enable the detection and mapping of liver micrometastases development in cancer, 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 preclinical MRI techniques and you will employ them for 1) in-vivo mouse liver imaging, both for normal controls and in models of liver metastases and 2) ex-vivo MRI of human liver tissue specimens. You will be responsible for the sequence implementation, data acquisition and analysis, including biophysical models of liver tissue, as well as liaising with the Liver Biobank at King's College Hospital in the Denmark Hill for the work related to tissue samples. The experimental part of this work will be based at the James Black Centre in the Denmark Hill Campus.

The applicant should have a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, Medical Imaging, or a related area (or pending results). They should have good analytical and programming skills, in depth knowledge of MR theory, and experience with the acquisition and analysis of (preclinical) MRI data, as well as with mathematical modelling and image processing methods.

Experience with preclinical rodent MRI, methods used for quantitative MRI, and/or pulse sequence programming 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.