Stellenausschreibung / Job Opportunities

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The MRCE invites applications for, both, master students in physics, biomedical engineering, and related fields as well as Ph.D. students in medical physics and radiology.

The focus of a potential master or Ph.D. thesis can be in principle any of the research fields listed in “Schwerpunkte” and will be arranged in more detail with one of the supervisors listed below. Depending on individual interests a focus on methodical development or (clinical) application is possible. Currently open positions are listed below.

Our institute is equipped with two 3 Tesla whole-body MR systems (Siemens) and one of ~50 7 Tesla MR Systems (Siemens) worldwide.

The salary will be according to the standards for master and PhD students defined by the » Austrian science fund (FWF).

If you are interested, please submit a letter of application stating career goals and curriculum vitae.

For further information, please contact:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. techn. Wolfgang Bogner
MR physicist
E-Mail: wolfgang.bogner@meduniwien.ac.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 40400 - 64710

Assoc. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stephan Gruber
MR physicist
E-Mail: stephan.gruber@meduniwien.ac.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 40400 - 17730

DI Gilbert Hangel, PhD
MR physicist
E-Mail: gilbert.hangel@meduniwien.ac.at
Phone: +43(0)1 40400 - 64710

Assoc. Prof. Simon Robinson, PhD
MR physicist
E-Mail: simon.robinson@meduniwien.ac.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 40400 - 64680

Prof. Dr. med. Siegfried Trattnig
Radiologist
E-Mail: siegfried.trattnig@meduniwien.ac.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 40400 - 64600

Job Opportunities

Open Ph.D. student position in medical physics, medical informatics, or computer science („Development of deep learning based image reconstruction, data analysis/quantification, and automated quality assurance for whole-brain MR spectroscopic imaging at ultra-high fields“)

The MRCE invites applications for a Ph.D. student in medical physics, medical informatics, or computer science. The focus of the Ph.D. will be mainly on development of (i) new MRI reconstruction and acquisition techniques for volumetric MR spectroscopic imaging; (ii) Image artifacts correction and automated quality assurance; or (iii) rapid MR scanner-integrated quantification of quantitative neurochemical MRI data. The goal is to bring in vivo whole-brain mapping of various neurochemical compounds (e.g., Neurotransmitters, high-energy metabolites, and Antioxidants) on the MR scanner. This is challenging, because typically ~50-100GByte of raw data are being acquired within ~15min. Rapid and robust processing of these data is mandatory for clinical acceptance.

This work will involve mostly programming, but also experimental testing on the MR scanner. Programming will include mostly Python, but current “conventional” processing approaches are available in MATLAB/Linux bash scripts, while implementation on the MR scanner requires knowledge of C++ (i..e, Siemens IDEA/ICE environment). Experience with CUDA is helpful (MR scanners are equipped with both CPUs and GPUs). The main focus will be on the development of 1H-MRS imaging methods on our 3T PRISMA and 7T MAGNETOM MR Scanner (both Siemens).

We are particularly interested in a physicist, medical informatics or similar with a masters, diploma or a comparable degree. The candidate must have excellent programming skills (preferably Python, C++, MATLAB, Bash scripting) and should be interested in interdisciplinary research. He/She will work in an established team of researchers at the High-field MR Center in collaboration with the Computational Imaging Research Lab (at the same department). Experience in MRI physics or imaging reconstruction in general would be appreciated.

The salary will be according to the standards for PhD students defined by the Austrian science fund (FWF). (https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs/).

If you are interested, please submit a letter of application stating career goals and curriculum vitae.

For further information, please contact:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. techn. Wolfgang Bogner
MR physicist
E-Mail: wolfgang.bogner@meduniwien.ac.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 40400 - 64710