Neuroimaging of Alcoholism

A postdoctoral position in human neuroimaging is available at the University of California San Francisco in the Magnetic Resonance Unit at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco. The Unit is part of the new Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIND) and houses a 1.5T Siemens Vision and a 4 Tesla Bruker/Siemens whole body MRI/MRS system, both fully dedicated to research. Currently used MR methods include structural MRI (volumetrics and morphometry), MR spectroscopic imaging, perfusion MRI, diffusion MRI and DTI, and MR angiography.

The postdoctoral fellow will perform clinical research in neuroimaging of addiction, specifically aimed at understanding the chronic effects of alcohol use and cigarette smoking on the brain. Research responsibilities include MR data acquisition and processing, correlational analysis with clinical, neuropsychological, and genotypic test results, statistical data analyses, and possibly pulse sequence design and implementation.

A M.D. and/or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Physics, Neuroscience, or related area and excellent computer aptitude are required. Experience with in vivo MRS and/or MRI is desirable.

Applicants should contact:
Dieter J. Meyerhoff, Dr.rer.nat. at:
MR Unit DVA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street 114M
San Francisco, CA 94121
USA
TEL (415) 221-4810 x 4803
FAX (415) 668-2864
Dieter.Meyerhoff@ucsf.edu