Assistant/Associate/Full Project Scientist - Neuroimaging -Feinberg Lab - Neuroscience Department

The Neuroscience Department at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for two Project Scientist positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank, in the lab of Prof. David Feinberg, in the area of neuroimaging.

The goal of the project supporting these positions is to advance scientific discovery using the Next Generation (NexGen) 7T scanner, one of the most powerful 7T scanners in the world. The scanner includes a very high performance gradient, the Impulse head gradient (200 mT/m, 900 T/m/s), the only 128-channel receiver system, the highest on a 7T scanner, and a 16 channel receiver system to achieve excellent pTx. The Project Scientists will undertake research involving advanced neuroimaging at the scale of cortical layers and columns.

The two positions are expected to collaborate with academic and industrial partners, as well as mentor and train graduate and undergraduate students. The Project Scientists will also be expected to lead the development of novel mesoscale image processing pipelines for the analysis of fMRI and/or diffusion MRI data. Opportunities will also be available to advance imaging sequences and image reconstruction techniques to fully utilize the scanner's technology.

Responsibilities:

* Conduct advanced neuroimaging research at the scale of cortical layers and columns

* Develop mesoscale fMRI and/or diffusion MRI data processing pipelines

* Collaborate on project-related pulse sequences and image reconstruction developments

* Contribute to the maintenance of lab SOPs and scan protocols

* Collect and manage the storage of MRI data

* Preparation and submission of manuscripts and grants

* Present at conferences

* Attend weekly lab meetings and give regular presentations at these meetings

PhD or equivalent international degree.

Minimum 2 years of post-PhD research experience.

-PhD (or equivalent international degree) in the area of Neuroscience, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science etc. or a related field.

-Demonstrated experience in either high resolution functional, diffusion and/or structural MR-imaging of the brain, or experience in MRI sequence programming, MRI reconstruction and parameter mapping.

-Demonstrated experience in high field MR-imaging.

-Demonstrated programming skills in C, C++, Python and MATLAB.

-Demonstrated experience in MRI hardware engineering (e.g., RF systems & circuit design.

-Ability to communicate research to public and potential partners.

-A track record of peer-reviewed publications and talks at conferences.

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