Post Doctoral Research Assistant
Job Description
A post-doctoral research assistant (PDRA) is sought to join the preclinical MR team at UoL. You will be responsible for implementation and testing of optimised MRI / MRF pulse sequences on a Bruker 7T MR system, for optimisation of the protocol for scanning ex vivo tissue samples, and for co-ordinating the acquisition of microscopy data, including segmentation/labelling of microscopy volumes. This post is funded by a major MRC-award, held by Prof Derek Jones (Cardiff University). The post is initially funded for 18 months.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.
Professor Jürgen E Schneider [email protected]
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such, applicants are required to declare criminal records accordingly. Appointees may also be required to complete a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and where relevant, equivalent overseas authorities.
Location: | Leeds - Main Campus |
Faculty/Service: | Faculty of Medicine & Health |
School/Institute: | Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) |
Section: | Biomedical Imaging Science Department (BISD) |
Category: | Research |
Grade: | Grade 7 |
Salary: | £36,333 to £43,155 p.a. |
Post Type: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed Term (18 months until 31 December 2021 due to external grant) |
Release Date: | Thursday 01 June 2023 |
Closing Date: | Saturday 01 July 2023 |
Interview Date: | To be confirmed |
Reference: | MHLCM1337 |
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