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Job Posting for post doctoral fellow
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The Surgical Planning Lab, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, has developed an oncology research tool to detect subtle growth in brain tumors from a pair of MR images. The research tool is currently used by the Department of Neurosurgery for monitoring patients with benign meningiomas. We are looking for a Postdoc, starting before January 2009, who is interested in expanding the capabilities of this package. Funding for this project is secured for one year.
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=Job Posting for Post-doctoral Fellow in Radiology, Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School=
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<font color="red">This posting has been closed on October 8 2008</font>
  
Duties:<br>  
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• Develop an algorithm for fast and accurate segmentation of tumors <br>
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[[Image:TumorGrowth-Tutorial-Image.png|250px|right|thumb|Snapshot from the Changetracker module]]
• Design new methods to measure the growth of other types of tumors, such as prostate cancer and metastasis. <br>
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==Background:==
• Derive time sensitive metrics for analyzing multiple time points. <br>
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The [http://www.spl.harvard.edu Surgical Planning Laboratory] is a research laboratory in the department of Radiology of Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The Core Mission of the SPL is the extraction of medically relevant information from diagnostic imaging data and to concepts of computation and image analysis to new field of biomedical research. The lab collaborates with groups within Brigham and Women's Hospital, with other researchers at the Harvard Medical School, with local universities such as Harvard and MIT, and with clinicians, researchers, and engineers throughout the world.
• Allow user to interact with the tool through 3D visualization technology. <br>
 
• Disseminate software by working with user community. <br>
 
  
Successful applicants should have or soon receive a PhD in computer science or related field. The candidate should enjoy working in an inter-disciplinary team consisting of computer scientists, radiologists, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists. We expect the candidate to be familiar with C++, VTK, ITK, Slicer, and have experience in the biomedical field.  
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This project will involve both algorithmic research and tool development. Funding is available immediately, for the duration of one year.
  
The Surgical Planning Laboratory is advancing the future of health care by bringing the power of computation and imaging to new areas of medicine. The lab collaborates with groups within Brigham and Women's Hospital, with other researchers at the Harvard Medical School, with local universities such as Harvard and MIT, and with gifted clinicians, researchers, and engineers throughout the world. The Core Mission of the SPL is the extraction of medically relevant information from diagnostic imaging data.  
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==Scope of actvities:==
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• Algorithmic research for fast and accurate segmentation of tumors. <br>
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• Research into the analysis of changes over time in images of structures (growth and changes such as necrosis). <br>
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• Add and expand the existing [[media:Slicer3Training_ChangeTracker.ppt|Changetracker tool]] in Slicer 3.<br>
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• Contribute to the dissemination of the software by working with [http://www.na-mic.org NA-MIC] and [http://nac.spl.harvard.edu NAC]. <br>
  
For further details please contact Ron Kikinis (kikinis@bwh.harvard.edu).
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==Skill Requirements==
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*Recent PhD in computer science or a related field with deep knowledge in medical image computing (e.g. segmentation, registration and time series analysis)
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*Professional programming skills. We expect the candidate to be proficient in C++. Experience in VTK, ITK and 3D Slicer are a plus.
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*The candidate should enjoy working in an inter-disciplinary environment with computer scientists and physicians (radiologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, surgeons).
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==More Information==
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*Funding for this project is secured for one year.
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*Starting date: as soon as practical.
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*The successful candidate will split their time in three ways between independent research/activities, project related research and service/engineering.
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*For further details please contact Ron Kikinis (kikinis at bwh.harvard.edu).
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'''Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer.'''

Latest revision as of 12:05, 9 October 2008

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Job Posting for Post-doctoral Fellow in Radiology, Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

This posting has been closed on October 8 2008


Snapshot from the Changetracker module

Background:

The Surgical Planning Laboratory is a research laboratory in the department of Radiology of Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The Core Mission of the SPL is the extraction of medically relevant information from diagnostic imaging data and to concepts of computation and image analysis to new field of biomedical research. The lab collaborates with groups within Brigham and Women's Hospital, with other researchers at the Harvard Medical School, with local universities such as Harvard and MIT, and with clinicians, researchers, and engineers throughout the world.

This project will involve both algorithmic research and tool development. Funding is available immediately, for the duration of one year.

Scope of actvities:

• Algorithmic research for fast and accurate segmentation of tumors.
• Research into the analysis of changes over time in images of structures (growth and changes such as necrosis).
• Add and expand the existing Changetracker tool in Slicer 3.
• Contribute to the dissemination of the software by working with NA-MIC and NAC.

Skill Requirements

  • Recent PhD in computer science or a related field with deep knowledge in medical image computing (e.g. segmentation, registration and time series analysis)
  • Professional programming skills. We expect the candidate to be proficient in C++. Experience in VTK, ITK and 3D Slicer are a plus.
  • The candidate should enjoy working in an inter-disciplinary environment with computer scientists and physicians (radiologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, surgeons).

More Information

  • Funding for this project is secured for one year.
  • Starting date: as soon as practical.
  • The successful candidate will split their time in three ways between independent research/activities, project related research and service/engineering.
  • For further details please contact Ron Kikinis (kikinis at bwh.harvard.edu).

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer.