Postdoc: Brain Imaging for Aging & Neurodegeneration

Kessler Foundation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brain Network Lab at the University of Utah invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team across radiology, psychology, biomedical engineering, and related disciplines to study structural and functional brain changes across the lifespan.

The role focuses on developing and applying neuroimaging analysis pipelines, including longitudinal MRI, resting-state connectivity, and multimodal processing, with opportunities

Qualifications

• PhD (completed or anticipated before start) in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, CS, Medical Physics, or related field
• Evidence of research productivity with peer-reviewed publications
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop advanced neuroimaging analysis pipelines
• Perform longitudinal structural MRI analysis
• Conduct resting-state fMRI connectivity and network analysis
• Implement individualized brain parcellation and precision neuroimaging methods
• Engage in multimodal image processing, registration, and quantitative analysis
• Pursue biomarker discovery using longitudinal datasets and contribute to career development

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Publications

Programming (Python)

Education

PhD in Neuroscience or related field

Tools

FreeSurfer

FSL

AFNI

ANTs

Connectome Workbench

Job description

The Brain Network Lab at the University of Utah invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team across radiology, psychology, biomedical engineering, and related disciplines to study structural and functional brain changes across the lifespan.

The role focuses on developing and applying neuroimaging analysis pipelines, including longitudinal MRI, resting-state connectivity, and multimodal processing, with opportunities