Research Engineer position in Neuroscience - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

We are seeking a highly talented, innovative and enthusiastic researcher preferably with a PhD in physics and with experience of brain imaging (the latter is mandatory).

Division

The research will be conducted at Div of Behavioral Neurology at the Department of Neurology Karolinska Hospital and Dept of Womens and Childrens Health, Karolinska Institute, which is part of the Stockholm Brain Institute (SBI). Our team consists of physicians, physicists, psychologists and biomedical experts, and our laboratory has expertise in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), PET, and psychophysics. In addition, the Stockholm Brain Institute has MeG and TMS facilities. We have access to two state-of-the-art 3-Tesla MRI scanners and the latest generation of the PET scanner at Karolinska Institute and Hospital.

Duties

The candidate is expected to work within the general framework of the research program and actively contribute teaching and improve the MR methodology, with respect to data post processing. It is important that the candidate can independently keep updated to the latest software and their advantages. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a consistently good academic record, including publications in international journals. Applicants are expected to have the knowledge of post processing of the MRI data including analysis of fMRI time series with calculations of functional connectivity, multivariate pattern analysis, analyses of structural connectivity and computational morphometry, and gene brain interaction. There are several on going research programs covering various fields (e.g., effect of chronic stress on the brain, impact of sex hormones and sex chromosome genes on cerebral physiology and behaviour, the underpinnings of human epilepsy)

Entry requirements

The ideal candidate will have expertise in human brain imaging (PET, MRI), and mathematics, have knowledge about brain anatomy, and insight in experimental psychology. The applicant should have experience in MRI acquisition and analysis, excellent programming skills (eg Linux, Matlab, Python), basic knowledge of statistics and an appreciation of methodological issues in cognitive brain imaging. You will be thorough, efficient, a good communicator, and enjoy working as part of a diverse and energetic, interdisciplinary team. You will organize methodology workshops för PhD post doctoral students of the institution. You will also have many opportunities to own development including national and international workshops and meetings.

The position is for an initial 12-month period, with possibility of extension. Applicants with a foreign PhD are welcome to apply.

Application process

An application must contain the following documents in English: Curriculum vitae, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio).

The application is to be submitted on the NetRecruiter system.

At Karolinska Institutet a 6-month trial period is required for all permanent appointments.