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Position Summary:
The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Unit of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) at the MNI (McGill University) is looking to fill a full-time (40 hours/week) position. We are seeking to hire a Research Assistant (PET specialist) to work in an outstanding scientific environment, at the crossroads between cellular and molecular biology, radiochemistry, imaging physics, biophysical modelling and neuroscience.
The McConnell BIC's PET Unit has established many firsts in PET science: It now includes five scanners: 1) a high-resolution (2.6 mm) Siemens HRRT camera, 2) the first commercially available, Health Canada approved, UHR (1.3 mm) PET system, 3) a United Imaging Panorama GS scanner, which is a high-sensitivity total-body PET/CT scanner to be installed in 2026, 4) the first Cubresa PET Insert worldwide compatible with our whole body human 7.0T Siemens Terra scanner, and 5) a PET Insert for our preclinical MRI 9.4T/30 system. The BIC also benefits from the immediate proximity of an on-site, research-dedicated cyclotron and radiochemistry unit to synthesize a large variety of radiopharmaceuticals.
As as Research Assistant (PET Specialist), the incumbent will work with the community of researchers who use the PET Unit, and especially the UHR PET scanner. The candidate will be involved in the development, implementation and successful completion of their PET studies. One important focus will be on the calibration, quality control, setup and basic troubleshooting of the UHR platform instrumentation and software. Another important field of expertise to be covered will be in quantitative PET Imaging, kinetic models, data corrections (motion, scatter, normalization) and image reconstruction techniques, which can be combined in efficient and reliable software pipelines. To that end, the candidate will work in close collaboration with the PET Unit's staff. Substantial informatics support will be provided to the Unit. The candidate will also be encouraged to work independently on basic research projects with collaborators from Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health. He/she will work with collaborative teams on the multidisciplinary aspects of the research projects and will further analyze the data, write drafts of manuscripts, and contribute to the writing of grants.
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Applicants require a master degree in Physics, Biomedical Imaging, or equivalent. Strong expertise in PET human/animal imaging reconstruction/modeling is required. Prior experience working on a research platform, especially the UHR PET, will be appreciated. Candidates with the strongest motivation to work and make a difference in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment will be preferred. Applicants should have experience of programming in Matlab and/or Python. Experience with grant writing and fellowship applications is an asset.
This position is covered by the AMURE collective agreement: https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/2023-2027_collective_agreement_amure_ras_final_-_with_signatures_-_for_printing_cover_page_reviewed.pdf
Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 3 on a scale of 0-4.
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McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
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This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.
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