University of Kansas Medical Center · 2 months ago
Senior Scientist - Radiology
Kansas City Metro Area
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65K/yr - $99K/yr
9+ years expThe University of Kansas Medical Center is seeking a Senior Scientist in Radiology to advance MRI research within the Cerebrovascular Imaging and Analytics Laboratory. This role focuses on investigating cerebrovascular pathology, improving understanding of neurobiology related to Alzheimer’s disease, and involves developing advanced MRI methods and collaborating with various specialists.
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Responsibilities
Perform preprocessing and pipelining of functional and structural MRI and DTI data; prepare and analyze data for presentation; work at the command-line in for neuroimaging processing and analysis (FSL, AFNI, in-house software tools)
Assist with modifying computer scripts and analytical pipelines to enhance data processing, reproducibility, and study-specific objectives
Contribute to manuscript preparation, grant proposals, and dissemination of research findings, providing interpretation of imaging results
Conduct literature reviews and maintain expertise in emerging neuroimaging methods to inform project development and improve analysis approaches
Mentor and guide analysts, trainees, and research staff in neuroimaging methods, data analysis workflows, and best practices
Qualification
Required
Nine (9) years of relevant experience. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis
Knowledge of MRI methods and application to neuroscience as demonstrated by application materials
Experience with a command line environment (e.g., UNIX, MATLAB, Python, R)
Resume/CV
Cover Letter
Preferred
A PhD in engineering, biomedical engineering, medical physics, physics, chemistry, biostatistics, computational neuroscience or related field
Two (2) years of experience in neuroimaging data processing
Two (2) years of UNIX and shell scripting experience
Two (2) years of experience with Python, MATLAB, and/or R programming language
Experience with fMRIPrep, DTIPrep, and QSIPrep
Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, for data analysis
Communication
Time management
Multi-tasking
Presentation
Organization
Computer skills
Benefits
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
Employer-paid life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
Company
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27MKey Investors
Kauffman FoundationNCATS
2024-11-11Grant
2022-09-21Grant· $27M
Leadership Team
Sean Roberts
Chief Technology Officer
Chris Harper
Chief Information Officer
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