Research Associate in Pulmonary MRI

Job description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced MRI physicist / engineer with a passion for developing MRI acquisition and reconstruction methods for pulmonary MRI to join the POLARIS research group at the University of Sheffield.

You will join the POLARIS group and our large and diverse academic Division of Clinical Medicine, under the mentorship of Professor Jim Wild / Dr Neil Stewart / Dr Guilhem Collier. The POLARIS group is internationally-recognised for research in MR methodology for hyperpolarised gas and proton MRI of the lungs (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polaris) and the Division of Clinical Medicine has an internationally strong research profile and excellent reputation for novel, research-led teaching.

You will use your skills in MRI acquisition method development to lead the establishment of motion-robust free-breathing MR image acquisition methods and pulse sequences for both proton (1H) and xenon (129Xe) pulmonary / cardiac MRI applications. These will include zero- and ultra-short echo time MRI approaches adapted for the paediatric population. Software tools for motion-resolved, dynamic image reconstructions from free-breathing scans will be established, considering model-driven and AI-based approaches to image reconstruction. In particular, this role provides an excellent opportunity to enhance your skills in pulse sequence programming within the GE EPIC environment and working with and building upon state-of-the-art reconstruction software including BART, Riesling etc. You will be able to adapt and test their methods in cohorts of infants and/or paediatric and/or adult patients with lung disease, as part of ongoing clinical studies. You will work closely with other MRI physicists and engineers, and alongside clinical partners at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Sheffield Children’s Hospital. In addition, this role offers you the opportunity to develop a working relationship with scientists at GE Healthcare and Advanced Healthcare Technologies.

You will contribute to the supervision of PhD and undergraduate students in the research group and actively participate in ongoing international collaborations with other academic, clinical and industrial research partners. In this flexible role, you will generate highly impactful research at the interface between research and clinical translation. In addition to publishing high-impact papers as one of the main authors, you will contribute to MR imaging strategy in the Division of Clinical Medicine for further translational research.

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