Postdoctoral Fellowship Position at Children’s National Medical Center,
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Description
The Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory in Diagnostic
Imaging & Radiology has an opening for a postdoctoral fellowship position. The
goal of our laboratory is to study normal development, and the causes and
consequences of early life brain injury in the high-risk fetus and newborn infant.
The position is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of this rapidly
developing new field. Facilities in our lab include a 16-node computational cluster
running linux, each equipped with multicore CPUs and GPU capabilities.
The research project will focus on fetal and neonatal brain MR image analysis
and processing. Specifically, this will include developing atlases of the
developing brain and optimizing novel brain tissue classification, segmentation,
techniques for spatio-temporal modeling and analysis of multi-dimensional
datasets.
Qualifications
Extensive knowledge in software programming using C/C++, MATLAB, and GPU
computing is required. Prior experience in medical image processing and
machine learning is preferred. Candidates must have a PhD in an engineering
discipline, computer science, applied physics/mathematics, or information
systems. The candidate is expected to be a highly creative and strongly
motivated researcher and capable of working within a collaborative environment.
The position is funded by the Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Laboratory at
Children’s Nation for one year, renewable for a second year, and will start in May
2012. Candidates should submit a CV, list 2 referees, and provide a brief
statement of research interests and goals, by email to Dr. Limperopoulos.
Applications or informal inquires should be sent to
climpero@childrensnational.org.
Contact
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD
Director, MRI Research of the Developing Brain
Director, Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Center
Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology/Fetal and Transitional Medicine
Children’s National Medical Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
111 Michigan Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20010
Email: climpero@childrensnational.org