Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- UK Dementia Research Institute
- Research Field
- Neurosciences
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 35
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- 9364
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Dementia is the biggest health challenge of our century.
To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap.
Researchers at the UK DRI at Edinburgh aim to piece together how all the different brain cells, systems and processes work together to keep our brains healthy over many decades. Unravelling how these finely-tuned interactions are disturbed even before a person has any specific signs or symptoms of dementia – and how changes are involved in driving disease progression – will open new avenues for the development of novel therapies.
We are looking for a post-doctoral fellow to join an exciting project to predict dementia from CT and MRI brain scans from data collected in the Scottish National Health Service, which have been made available through the Scottish Medical Imaging Service. The opportunity is funded by Neurii, a collaboration of organisation aiming to translate world-class data, neurology and digital sciences into projects that can enhance the quality of life of people living with dementia.
Although the project is initially for one year, if it is successful then four years of further funding is possible.
The successful candidate will work with a world-leading team of imaging scientists based in the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, and work in collaboration with scientists in artificial intelligence at Schools of Engineering and Informatics. The successful candidate will report to Professor Joanna Wardlaw CBE, one of the UK’s leading scientists, and Dr Maria Valdes Hernandez, Row Fogo Lecturer in Medical Image Analysis.
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Requirements
- Research Field
- Neurosciences
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Your skills and attributes for success:
- A post graduate degree in quantitative sciences, ideally with experience of working with MRI and CT
- Advanced knowledge of computational methods in imaging science, ideally in neuroscience
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing.
- Knowledge of working with health systems data in secure data environments is an advantage
Additional Information
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held one week after the advert closes
ABOUT US
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- UK DRI at Edinburgh University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State/Province
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
- City
- Edinburgh
- Postal Code
- EH8 9YL
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- London
- Website
- Street
- 6th Floor, UCL Maple House, Tottenham Court Road
- Postal Code
- W1T 7NF