Liao Lab - Junior/Assistant/Associate/Full Specialist

Liao Lab – Junior/Assistant/Associate/Full Specialist The Liao Lab is seeking a Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full Specialist to support research in advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with a focus on structural, quantitative, and diffusion MRI. The Specialist will contribute to MRI research projects involving image reconstruction, image processing, quantitative analysis, and data management. Responsibilities will include processing and analyzing MRI data; implementing and maintaining image analysis pipelines; performing quality control; organizing and documenting research data and results; assisting with technical development and validation of MRI methods; and contributing to the preparation of figures, presentations, abstracts, and manuscripts. The Specialist will work closely with the principal investigator, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, research staff, and clinical or engineering collaborators. The position may also involve coordinating data analysis across collaborative research projects and supporting the development of reproducible research workflows. Required Qualifications: Specialists appointed at the Junior rank must possess a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, medical imaging, neuroscience, applied mathematics, physics, or a closely related field, or at least four years of research experience. Specialists appointed at the Assistant rank must possess a master’s degree (or equivalent degree) or a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) with three or more years of research experience. Specialists appointed at the Associate rank must possess a master’s degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of research experience. Specialists appointed at the Full rank must possess a terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of research experience. Applicants must meet all the qualifications by the time of hire. Applicant materials must list current and/or pending qualifications upon submission. Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience with medical image processing, quantitative data analysis, or scientific computing. Prior experience contributing to research presentations, abstracts, manuscripts, or other scholarly products. Programming experience in MATLAB, Python, or a comparable scientific programming language. Experience with MRI data, including structural MRI, quantitative MRI, diffusion MRI, or related neuroimaging data. Familiarity with commonly used neuroimaging or medical image analysis software, such as FSL, FreeSurfer or similar tools. Experience developing reproducible image-processing or data-analysis pipelines. Experience with Linux-based computing environments, high-performance computing systems, version control, or large imaging datasets. Familiarity with MRI physics, image reconstruction, statistical analysis, or machine-learning methods. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research environment. Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and documentation skills. Independent specialized research. See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $57,000-$201,700. #J-18808-Ljbffr University of California San Francisco