We are seeking candidates for a 3-year post-doctoral position available at the Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences (DNISC) and the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB), University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. 

The project concerns the development of MRI at 3T and data analysis methods to quantify human brain structure and function. We will develop methods to map human brain oxygen consumption, as a marker of energy consumption, and relate this to brain network organisation and brain plasticity in health and disease. The project is funded by a PNRR Innovation Ecosystem grant. The research will be carried out on a newly-installed research-dedicated Siemens Prisma MRI system and will involve optimising MRI data acquisition, applying the techniques in human participants and developing analysis approaches to extract physiological information from MRI data. Knowledge of MRI methods and scientific programming would be a significant advantage. The position would suit a researcher with a physics/engineering background interested in applied imaging research or a psychology/clinical imaging researcher with experience of MRI and data analysis.

The closing date for applications is 27 October 2022. Links for applying are pasted below.

Anyone interested in this opportunity, who would like to find out more before applying, is encouraged to contact Prof. Richard Wise (richard.wise@unich.it), for informal discussions. For more information about ITAB and the Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences please visit www.itab.unich.it and www.dni.unich.it

Link to job advert and application documents can be found on this page (refer to section “D.R. n. 1508 prot.nr. 65389 20/09/2022”):

https://www.unich.it/ateneo/concorsi-e-gare/assegni-di-ricerca

Link to job advert (in Italian)

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/drnr.1508_prot.nr_.65389_del_20.09.2022.pdf 

Link to job description (please see N1, p1-2 of PDF)

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/scheda_1_declaratoria_assegni_10.pdf

Links to forms needed for submitting an application:

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/all._a.b.c.d_4.pdf

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/mod._e_scheda_anagrafica_e_fiscale_35.pdf

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/mod._f_informativa_per_bando_assegni_31.pdf

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/mod._g_dichiarazione_per_modalita_telematica_32.pdf

https://www.unich.it/sites/default/files/mod._h_cv_in_formato_europeo_33.pdf

Link to online system for submitting an application:

http://pica.cineca.it/