Neuroimaging Data Scientist

Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) seeks a Research Associate to support NIH-funded neuroimaging research on neurodegenerative diseases and aging-related brain changes. The role focuses on supervising data acquisition, QC, data curation, image analyses, and contributing to manuscripts and grant submissions.

Preferred qualifications include programming proficiency, independently conducting neuroimaging analyses, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree in neuroscience or related field.
• 2+ years of neuroimaging research experience.
• Proficiency with Python, R, MATLAB, or similar.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support acquisition of multimodal neuroimaging data.
• Monitor imaging data acquisition and perform QA/QC.
• Independently conduct, document, and troubleshoot neuroimaging analyses.
• Develop and implement reproducible scripts for image preprocessing and analysis.
• Maintain detailed documentation of analytic methods and results.
• Conduct preliminary quantitative analyses integrating neuroimaging with other data.
• Lead imaging-focused research meetings and collaborations.

Skills

Neuroimaging analysis

Programming

Data quality control

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in neuroscience or related field

Tools

FreeSurfer

FSL

SPM

ANTs

AFNI

MRtrix

Job description

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) seeks a Research Associate to support NIH-funded neuroimaging research on neurodegenerative diseases and aging-related brain changes. The role focuses on supervising data acquisition, QC, data curation, image analyses, and contributing to manuscripts and grant submissions.

Preferred qualifications include programming proficiency, independently conducting neuroimaging analyses, and strong communication skills.