Structural and functional imaging Ph.D. candidate m/f, vacancy number 2012/0603
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Location Utrecht, provincie Utrecht Function types Research, Development, Innovation Scientific fields Health, Behaviour and Society Hours 36.0 hours per week Education University Graduate Job number 2012/0603 Translations en
Job description
ALS
is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by both lower as well as
upper motor neuron degeneration. Recent advances in MR imaging have made
it feasible to examine in ever increasing detail the upper motor neuron
effects in ALS, enabling the in vivo examination of neurodegenerative
effects on both the structure as well as the connectivity architecture
of the brain. This project concerns investigating the integrity of the
motor network in ALS using MR imaging. You will acquire multiple forms
of morphological and connectivity data in ALS patients and healthy
controls, covering high-field structural and functional connectivity
data (3T, 7T, T1, Spectroscopy, Diffusion Weighted Imaging, rs-fMRI) and
analyze this data with graph analytical tools, examining the effects of
structural damage to the brain’s functional dynamics. Your research
should result in scientific papers in international journals, and a
dissertation.
Requirements
We
are looking for motivated candidate, who is enthusiastic about brain
(dys)connectivity. You should have a M.Sc. degree in a relevant
discipline, such as neuroscience, artificial intelligence, informatics,
physics, or medicine. You should also have a wide interest in medical
science and an open view to novel methodology. Experience with MRI is a
plus. You must have programming experience (e.g. C, matlab, R) and
excellent writing skills.
Conditions of employment
For
this full-time post, the salary will be according to the scale for
Ph.D. internships. This will be a temporary appointment for 4 years.
Contract type:
Temporary,
4 years
Department
the department of Neurology of the University Medical Center Utrecht
The
research will be carried out under Professor Leonard van den Berg at
the department of Neurology of the University Medical Center Utrecht
(part of the Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience). You will be part
of an energetic and highly multidisciplinary team, including people with
backgrounds in clinical trials, epidemiology, neuroinformatics,
mathematics, physics, genetics, and medicine. The team conducts research
into motor neuron disorders, including ALS.
More information about employer
University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht)
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