MRI Research Specialist — Structural & Diffusion Imaging

University of California - San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 201,700; Full time

Job summary

The Liao Lab at University of California - San Francisco seeks a Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full Specialist to advance MRI research in structural, quantitative, and diffusion imaging. The role focuses on image reconstruction, processing, and data management, offering a hands-on opportunity to contribute to reproducible workflows.

You will work with investigators, postdocs, and engineers to develop pipelines, ensure quality control, and assist with figures, presentations, and manuscripts.

Qualifications

• Junior rank: B.S. in related field or 4+ years of research.
• Assistant rank: master's or Bachelor's with 3+ years research.
• Associate rank: master's or 5–10 years research.
• Full rank: terminal degree or 10+ years research.
• Applicants must meet qualifications by the time of hire.
• Materials must list current or pending qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Process and analyze MRI data and maintain analysis pipelines.
• Perform quality control and data management for projects.
• Contribute to figures, presentations, abstracts, and manuscripts.
• Coordinate data analysis across collaborative projects.

Skills

Medical image processing

Quantitative data analysis

Scientific computing

Python

MATLAB

FSL

FreeSurfer

Reproducible pipelines

Linux HPC

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, medical imaging, neuroscience, applied mathematics, physics, or related field

Master's degree or Bachelor's with 3+ years research experience

Terminal degree or 10+ years research experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

FSL

FreeSurfer

Linux HPC

Job description

The Liao Lab at University of California - San Francisco seeks a Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full Specialist to advance MRI research in structural, quantitative, and diffusion imaging. The role focuses on image reconstruction, processing, and data management, offering a hands-on opportunity to contribute to reproducible workflows.

You will work with investigators, postdocs, and engineers to develop pipelines, ensure quality control, and assist with figures, presentations, and manuscripts.