Postdoctoral Researcher, Medical Physics and Engineering

Postdoctoral Researcher, Medical Physics and Engineering

UEF - University of Eastern Finland

Kuopio, Finland

Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Postdoctoral Researcher to work full-time in the field of medical physics and engineering, particularly on low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The position is within the Research Council of Finland (RCF) consortium project focusing on the development of low-field MRI hardware, sequences, image reconstruction and applications, in the Quantitative MRI research group at the Department of Technical Physics. The aim of the project is to develop and validate image reconstruction methods and hardware for low-field (~50 mT) magnetic resonance imaging.

As our new Postdoctoral Researcher, your main responsibilities will include:

• developing and constructing an open-source, open-hardware low-field MRI device;
• implementing and testing software, especially pulse sequences on the low-field device, in close collaboration with other consortium researchers;
• developing and executing applications on low-field MRI;
• collaborating with national and international research institutions and companies;
• writing scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals;
• acquiring and implementing third-party funded projects.

Other responsibilities include mentoring and supervising PhD students, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and interns, as well as taking part in scientific collaborations. As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you also have the opportunity to participate in teaching activities on courses relevant to your expertise.

Our requirements and expectations

Requirements:

• a doctoral degree, e.g., in physics, engineering, medical engineering or another relevant field. The doctoral degree may not have been completed more than five years ago at the time of accepting the position (a net period of time, which does not include parental leave, military service etc.);
• good skills in spoken and written English;
• prior experience and knowledge in magnetic resonance imaging, pulse sequence development, and low-field MRI.

The following will be considered an advantage:

• skills in electronics, e.g., RF electronics, MRI coil design, gradient coil design, etc.;
• programming skills with MATLAB, C/C++ or Python;
• skills and experience in manufacturing methods, such as 3-D printing;
• experience in MRI image reconstruction (nonuniform FFT, compressive sensing, etc.);
• a good publication track record;
• experience in supervising students.