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Job Posting for Post-doctoral Fellow: <br>
 
Job Posting for Post-doctoral Fellow: <br>
 
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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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==Background:==
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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. We are looking to expand the capabilities of this package in areas such as handling of multiple time points, changes in size and of the signal intensities as a reflection of biological processes.
  
Duties:<br>
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The [http://www.spl.harvard.edu 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.
Develop an algorithm for fast and accurate segmentation of tumors <br>
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• Design new methods to measure the growth of other types of tumors, such as prostate cancer and metastasis. <br>
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==Scope of actvities:==
Derive time sensitive metrics for analyzing multiple time points. <br>
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Algorithmic research for fast and accurate segmentation of tumors. <br>
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Research concepts for analyzing tumor behavior across multiple time points. <br>
 
• Allow user to interact with the tool through 3D visualization technology. <br>
 
• Allow user to interact with the tool through 3D visualization technology. <br>
 
• Disseminate software by working with user community. <br>
 
• Disseminate software by working with user community. <br>
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• Work with physicians on other types of tumors, such as malignant tumors and metastasis. <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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==Requirements==
 
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*Have a recent PhD in computer science or in a related field with deep knowledge in medical image computing (e.g. segmentation, registration and time series analysis)
It is expected that the successful candidate will spend about a third of their time each between research of their own choosing, working on this project and service activities to the group.
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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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*Professional programming skills. We expect the candidate to be proficient in C++. Experience in VTK, ITK and 3D Slicer are a plus.
  
The [http://www.spl.harvard.edu 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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*Funding for this project is secured for one year.  
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*Starting date: as soon as practical.
  
 
For further details please contact Ron Kikinis (kikinis@bwh.harvard.edu).
 
For further details please contact Ron Kikinis (kikinis@bwh.harvard.edu).
  
 
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer.
 
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer.

Revision as of 12:16, 26 September 2008

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Job Posting for Post-doctoral Fellow:

Background:

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. We are looking to expand the capabilities of this package in areas such as handling of multiple time points, changes in size and of the signal intensities as a reflection of biological processes.

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.

Scope of actvities:

• Algorithmic research for fast and accurate segmentation of tumors.
• Research concepts for analyzing tumor behavior across multiple time points.
• Allow user to interact with the tool through 3D visualization technology.
• Disseminate software by working with user community.
• Work with physicians on other types of tumors, such as malignant tumors and metastasis.

Requirements

  • Have a recent PhD in computer science or in a related field with deep knowledge in medical image computing (e.g. segmentation, registration and time series analysis)
  • The candidate should enjoy working in an inter-disciplinary environment with computer scientists and physicians (radiologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, surgeons).
  • Professional programming skills. We expect the candidate to be proficient in C++. Experience in VTK, ITK and 3D Slicer are a plus.
  • Funding for this project is secured for one year.
  • Starting date: as soon as practical.

For further details please contact Ron Kikinis (kikinis@bwh.harvard.edu).

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