Postdocs/PhD Candidates in population-based MRI analysis at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases studies determinants and biomarkers of normal and pathological mental and physical health function over the adult life course, with a special emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases and ageing. The research is primarily based on the Rhineland Study, a prospective population-based cohort study that will run for decades. Brain imaging is an essential part of our data collection and prominent in our research. All eligible study participants undergo an advanced 1h MRI protocol at each examination. The core protocol acquires state-of-the-art anatomical, functional and structural connectivity data in the whole brain with high isotropic resolution. A “free protocol” with varying sequences addresses additional research questions in subgroups.

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases is looking for enthusiastic and ambitious researchers to join us within this area of MR image analysis. We are specifically looking for candidates to cover the following domains:

Functional Image Analysis: Primary tasks focus on building and applying the pipelines for rsfMRI data.
Structural Image Analysis: Primary tasks consist of multi-modal structural MR analysis (T1, T2, FLAIR, QSM).

Your Tasks
Besides building and applying the relevant imaging analysis pipelines, you will analyse data, prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and actively participate in national and international conferences. Postdocs are further expected to supervise graduate students and, depending on level of expertise, will be offered the opportunity to develop and lead their own research projects as it fit within the general research interests of the group.

REQUIREMENTS
You should have an excellent degree in neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics/physics or a related field and a strong research background in MRI image analysis. We further expect you to have experience with existing tools for MRI image analysis and relevant programming experience (MATLAB, Python, C/C++, R, unix shell scripts). Working experience with large-scale neuroimaging data processing in epidemiological research or large-scale clinical studies is highly desirable. Demonstrable interest in empirical quantitative research, strong analytical skills, ability for independent and critical thinking, and excellent communication and writing skills in the English language are a prerequisite.

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Postdocs/PhD Candidates in population-based MRI analysis at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases