Research Scientist - Neuroimaging Analysis

Research Scientist - Neuroimaging Analysis

Level depending upon qualifications and experience:
        Research Officer / Senior Research Officer / Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow.

· 2 positions available - Structural & Functional Neuroimaging Analysis
        (both positions requiring methods development and application)

· Medical research based at the Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne, Australia.

The Florey Neuroscience Institutes employs more than 400 people who are passionately committed to researching the way the brain works. We are internationally renowned for our discoveries and research on the central nervous system and associated brain disorders. Key areas of interest include addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, depression, epilepsy, Huntington’s disease, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, stroke and traumatic and spinal cord injury.

An excellent opportunity is available for two Research Scientists to work on projects investigating brain disorders (in particular epilepsy) using brain imaging methods within the Brain Research Institute at our Austin facility in Melbourne, Australia. Successful applicants will assist in the implementation and development of MRI analysis techniques within the Institute. This includes development, implementation and advancement of structural and functional MRI techniques for use in research and clinical environments.

- The first position has an initial requirement that the candidate performs analysis and solves problems related to the implementation of structural MRI analysis methods including quantitative morphometric methods such as voxel based morphometry and cortical thickness analyses.

- The second position has an initial requirement that the candidate performs analysis and solves problems related to the implementation of functional MRI analysis methods including conventional functional MRI (fMRI), functional connectivity, and simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) and fMRI.

Each Research Scientist will also be expected to assist with aspects of MRI quality control, software development, and participate in general research activities of the Institute including submission of research grants, publication of peer reviewed papers, and publication of software.

For more information or to obtain a position description please visit our web site at www.florey.edu.au/careers

David Abbott, PhD
Senior Research Fellow (Physics & Neuroinformatics),
      Brain Research Institute,  Florey Neuroscience Institutes.
Honorary Senior Fellow, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne.
Address: Melbourne Brain Centre, 245 Burgundy Street
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia.