Postdoc: Pulmonary MRI Innovation at 0.55T

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia’s Department of Biomedical Engineering seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop pulmonary MRI methods on a low-field 0.55T scanner, employing proton and hyperpolarized xenon imaging.

The position involves creating new pulse sequences, image reconstruction, and strategies to improve-resolution and contrast, with opportunities to present at conferences and publish in journals.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent doctorate is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop pulmonary MRI methods on a 0.55T scanner using proton and hyperpolarized xenon imaging.
• Create new MRI pulse sequences and image reconstruction techniques.
• Improve spatial resolution and contrast for lung MRI using spiral sampling and neural networks for denoising and motion compensation.

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

The University of Virginia’s Department of Biomedical Engineering seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop pulmonary MRI methods on a low-field 0.55T scanner, employing proton and hyperpolarized xenon imaging.

The position involves creating new pulse sequences, image reconstruction, and strategies to improve-resolution and contrast, with opportunities to present at conferences and publish in journals.