Postdoctoral position in Medical Image Analysis

Information about the research group
In close collaboration with MedTech West, a new research group in medical image analysis is in the process of being established. This position is in effect one out of several recruitments to back this strategic effort. The focus of the group is on the development of new and more effective medical imaging methods and systems for visualization, support and diagnostics. The main research problems include mathematical theory and algorithms for inverse problems such as reconstruction, segmentation and registration. Construction of complete prototype systems for clinical usage is also one important research output.

Information about the research project
The position aims to strengthen our competence in the field of computer vision and medical imaging. The main objective with this position is to develop new methods for segmentation, registration and reconstruction problems for large-scale problems from multi-modal sensor data such as CT, MR and ultrasound. The research will cover basic mathematical aspects of imaging with focus on algorithms as well as the development of prototype systems.  

The details of the departmental research activities may be found at: http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/s2/research/Pages/default.aspx

Major responsibilities
Summary of tasks and methodology:
• Development of new computational methods for large-scale imagery 
• Development of new mathematical models for automated image interpretation
• In collaboration with clinical experts, evaluate and use the developed methods for medically-motivated research questions 

Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications
Fluent/excellent ability in written and spoken English is a strict requirement. Strong background in mathematics or computer science is meriting. Knowledge of computer vision and image analysis, particularly medical imaging is also meriting, but not a requirement.

To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field; the degree should generally not be older than three years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education.

If Swedish is not your naive language, you are encouraged to learn it during your employment as a postdoc. Chalmers offers Swedish courses

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20130408 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:



• Application: (Please name the appendix in the e-recruitment system as: APPLICATION, Surname, reference number)
- CV, include complete list of publications,
- Two references that we can contact.

• Personal letter/Qualifications 1-3 pages where you introduce yourself present your qualifications and describe your future research plans.
- Previous research fields and main research results.
- Future goals and research focus. Is there any specific projects and research issues you are primarily interested in?

• Other:
- Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.
Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 2014-01-06

For questions, please contact:
Professor Fredrik Kahl
Department of Signals and Systems
E-mail: fredrik.kahl@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 31-772 5057

Assistant Professor Olof Enqvist
Department of Signals and Systems
E-mail: olof.enqvist@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 70-3783925




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