Post Doctoral Research Assistant

University of Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom

ID: 7151538 (Ref.No. MHLCM1337)
Posted: June 2, 2023

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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