Post doc position at University of Alabama at Birmingham

A postdoctoral position is available immediately to join our ongoing projects focused on the quantification and analysis of multimodality molecular neuroimaging with an emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases. The infrastructure and research environment supporting molecular neuroimaging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine are outstanding and include a Tr-24 ASCI cyclotron, a simultaneous PET/MRI system for human imaging, and NIH support including an Udall Parkinson’s Disease Center of Excellence (PI David Standaert;

P50NS
108675) and an Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (PI Erik Roberson; P20AG
068024). This research will be conducted in a multidisciplinary setting that includes basic and translational scientists as well as clinical researchers.

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Medical Physics or a related field. Applicants with a background in medical image analysis and/or post-processing are preferred. Proficiency in MATLAB programming is required. Prior experience and knowledge in neuroimaging, particularly with PET and/or MRI, and neurodegenerative diseases are desired but not required. Applicants should demonstrate research productivity with preference given to candidates with significant publications and interest in grant writing opportunities.

Candidates should email a cover letter, CV and contact information of at least two references to Drs. Jonathan McConathy at jmcconathy and Dean Fang at yfang.

Dr. McConathy joined UAB Radiology in 2015 where he is an Associate Professor of Radiology and serves as the Director of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics (MI&T) and the Advanced Imaging Facility (AIF)  is dually boarded in nuclear medicine and radiology and leads the imaging cores for the UAB Udall and ADRC Centers. His research focuses on PET tracer development and translation for multimodality molecular neuroimaging including PET/MRI for measuring amyloid, tau, neuroinflammation and brain tumor metabolism.

Dr. Fang joined UAB Radiology in 2019 as an Associate Professor of Radiology. He has worked on medical image processing for more than twenty years. Specifically, he focuses on the image quantification and feature extraction from PET, SPECT, CT and MR. In addition to developing methods for automatic and robust feature extraction, his group has widely collaborated with radiologists and physicians to develop models for diagnosis and outcome prediction with image-based features on neural, oncological and cardiovascular diseases.

His group continues to develop algorithms for feature extraction while extending the research interest to deep learning models for image classification in recent years.

Drs. McConathy and Fang work together closely on many of these image analysis projects, and together their mentorship will provide an excellent environment for post-doctoral scholars to further extend their technical skillset over scientific computation, modeling, advanced classifiers, translational research, software development and deep learning. Post-doctoral research scholars will also enjoy extensive opportunities to collaborate with UAB researchers and physicians on a wide variety of challenging topics of clinical research and imaging studies.

UAB is committed to the development and success of outstanding postdoctoral scientists. Here at UAB, nearly 300 postdoctoral fellows are training currently in a variety of disciplines. Competitive postdoc awards are available including internships, grant incentives, funds to enhance education and collaboration outside UAB, and teaching opportunities at local universities. There is also a Postdoc Research Day with monetary awards. The Office of Postdoctoral Education strongly encourages UAB research mentors to follow the National Research Service Award stipend level guidelines, and postdoctoral scholars qualify for health, life, and other insurances.

They also have the right to participate in the university’s 403(b) program and enjoy vacation, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, and other benefits.

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