Research Associate in Advanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Applications

We are seeking an enthusiastic, confident individual experienced in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to work in Professor Stefan Piechnik’s team in the Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR) at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. You will undertake an important project standardising a selection of protocols and advanced cardiac mapping techniques for immediate clinical applications. This unique role will be crucial in the promotion of new CMR methods and their translation into clinical practice.

Your main responsibilities will include establishing and maintaining a network of support for end-users of these methods in a variety of settings both internal and external to the University. You will invent new and streamline old approaches and procedures in data analysis suitable for translation into appropriate software, tools and pipelines as well as identify and manage the practical issues in handling large data sets.

You will hold (or be close to obtaining) a PhD in Physics, Computer Science or a relevant discipline with proven skills in numerical methods implementation and programming. Experience in image interpretation and analysis is also essential, preferably in a clinical research setting. In addition, the post demands excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with a wide range of healthcare professionals promoting method uptake and providing method-specific support for cardiac MR end-users.

This full time post is funded by the National Institute of Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and is available from 1st April 2017 for 2 years in the first instance.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online; you will be required to upload a supporting statement and a copy of your CV as part of your online application. To apply for this role and for further details, including a job description and person specification, please click on the link below.

Only applications received before midday on Friday 3rd March 2017 can be considered.

Interviews are anticipated to take place in the week commencing 20th March 2017.

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