fMRI Research assistant - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

We are seeking an enthusiastic research assistant to run fMRI in our ongoing research studies and assist with other ongoing analysis-intensive projects.

The position is at Centre for Eating Disorders Innovation (CEDI) at Karolinska Institutet.

Your mission

At CEDI, you will be part of the CREAT-project team (PI Professor Cynthia Bulik) and involved in the neuroimaging component of the project as well as responsible for handling of data from the project’s other components. The project aim to study multiple factors associated with anorexia nervosa (AN) in discordant monozygotic twins where one of the twins has AN. The MRI acquisition will be performed on a 3-Tesla whole body scanner (GE 750) with both an 8-channel, as well as a 32-channel head coil. Structural brain scans for morphometric analyses as well as functional scans such as resting state fMRI and task-based fMRI will be performed during the participants 2-day stay at Karolinska.

In addition, you will be involved in the IT and data analysis aspects of several additional studies related to the genetics of eating disorders including work with analysis related to copy number variation in eating disorders.

For more information please contact Bengt Fundin, see email address below.

Your profile

Master´s degree in a relevant discipline such as psychology, business science, computer science, bioinformatics, biology or similar.

The ideal candidate will have experience in cognitive neuroscience, human brain imaging (MRI), insight in experimental psychology, and preferably a background in computer engineering. The applicant should have experience in conducting fMRI experiments (e.g., presentation, psychtoolbox or similar) as well as analysis, (e.g., FSL and SPM analyses of fMRI, cortical thickness, DTI analyses) and an appreciation of methodological issues in cognitive brain imaging. The applicant should further be thorough, efficient, a good communicator, and enjoy working as part of a diverse, energetic, interdisciplinary team. He/she need to and have strong verbal and written English and Swedish skills. We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

The candidate is expected to work within the general framework of the research program and actively contribute to teaching and improving MR methodology, with respect to data post processing/analysis. Applicants are expected to have knowledge of post processing and analysis of MRI data.

Additional analytic expertise in working with genetic and CNV data is required.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.  

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all