Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Computational

PRIMARY DETAIL

Seeking expertise in Artificial Intelligence and medical image analysis to join a 5-years long research project in neuro-oncology.

THE ROLE- Salary Package: Academic Level A from $97,621 - $104,622 p.a., plus 17% employer’s superannuation contribution and annual leave loading- Appointment Type: Full time, fixed term (2 years)- Location: Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde)

About the Role

This role will contribute to the research activities related to the Computational NeuroSurgery (CNS) Lab projects.

The projects aim to investigate the role of computational analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the analysis of pre
- and post-operative neuroimaging, digital pathology and connectomics of patients affected by brain tumours.

The project will be conducted within the research frame of the Computational NeuroSurgery (CNS) Lab at Macquarie University, led by Prof Antonio Di Ieva, neurosurgeon, neuroanatomist, and computational neuroscientist, in collaboration with the CIs A/Professor Yang Song (computer scientist), Dr Sidong Liu (computer scientist), Professor John Magnussen (neuroradiologist) and Professor Liquet-Weiland (statistician).

About You

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES- Work closely with researchers, external stakeholders, and clinicians to understand user requirements and functional specifications for the development of software solutions to support neuroimaging research projects and document the technical design in alignment with these requirements.- Conduct research in deep learning-based neuroimaging analysis studies, design state-of-the-art methodologies and develop software solutions for the analysis of neuroimages.- Develop, test, and maintain the software solution and ensure that it is compliant with privacy, security and research ethics policies and protocols.- Review, evaluate and maintain the software program and laboratory performance by identifying and resolving issues that arise during development and implementation phases to ensure optimum performance at all times.- Monitor data integrity, data collection and management of software used for image analysis and make amendments to accommodate data quality issues.- Support the chief investigators with research by contributing to data analyses and writing of manuscripts for publication.- Contribute to the supervision of HDR students.

About Us

The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) is ambitiously pushing the boundaries of progressive thinking and challenging what’s possible to solve some of the big issues of our time, both nationally and on a global scale.

The Faculty’s current education suite includes courses in clinical science, physiotherapy, medicine and public health, psychology, cognitive sciences, linguistics, audiology, and speech pathology. The Faculty forms part of MQ Health, an integrated academic health sciences enterprise which incorporates Macquarie University Hospital and primary and speciality clinics. We have active research programs in neurosciences, health systems and patient safety research, cancer medicine, and clinical sciences, amongst others.

The Research Associate will mainly work at the Computational NeuroSurgery (CNS) Lab (head: Professor Antonio Di Ieva, neurosurgeon), aimed to analyse diseases of neurosurgical interest by means of computational modelling and AI methodologies.

The Research Fellow will be requested to periodically attend A/Prof Song’s laboratory at the University of New South Wales, too.

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To Apply

Essential- A PhD in Computer Science, Neuroimaging, or relevant discipline- An emerging well-articulated research agenda and a track record of high-quality publications relevant to stage of career- Demonstrated knowledge of programming skills in Python, MATLAB, TensorFlow, PyTorch, C++- Applied expertise in computer vision and deep learning- Proven knowledge of neuroimaging- Demonstrated knowledge of digital pathology- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of data management, computational modelling, fractal analysis, data and image analysis, statistical analysis, and machine learning methods

Desirable- Demonstrated evidence of written and verbal communication skills to consult and negotiate with other stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met- Demonstrated ability