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Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroimaging
(Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY)
The BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to optimize and apply novel MRI techniques in neuroimaging with applications to Alzheimers disease and study of the gutbrain axis. This is an excellent opportunity to conduct innovative imaging research as a member of a team of technical and clinical experts with access to stateoftheart imaging equipment housed at the Hess Center for Science and Medicine in New York City. https://bmeiisinai/anrp/. The position will be based in the Neuroimaging group mentored by Dr. Priti Balchandani Director of the Advanced Neuroimaging Research Program with an affiliation with the Program in Neuroimaging and Biomarker Research in Aging and Alzheimers Disease mentored by Dr. Trey Hedden responsibilities include independent research contributions to publications and grants and leadership roles within the Institute. Opportunities for teaching also exist. The candidate will primarily work on implementation of MRI acquisition and analysis methods at 7T and on translational research integrating human neuroimaging and gut microbiome data in Alzheimers Disease. The work will consist of MR pulse sequence optimization image acquisition on patients and healthy volunteers and postprocessing of imaging data. The postdoctoral fellow is also encouraged to develop their own research projects within the mission areas of the BMEII. The candidate should have a PhD in one of the following: Engineering Physics Chemistry Mathematics Computer Science Neuroscience or a related field. Demonstrated research experience and publication records are necessary. Experience with statistical analyses methods is preferred.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and the cost of living in New York. Subsidized housing close to the Mount Sinai campus is available.
The BMEII at Mount Sinai is a stateoftheart research facility with a mission centered on development validation translation and education of innovative technology in biomedical imaging to address both basic and clinical research problems. The center currently houses multiple research dedicated instrumentation including 3T and 7T human MRI scanners 3T PET/MR PET/CT 9.4T and 7T small animal MRI scanners. Along with the material resources the BMEII has over 45 members with expertise in a variety of translational research from neuroimaging to nanomedicine. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai attracts outstanding scientists clinicians and students all of whom share a deep commitment to expanding biomedical knowledge providing expert clinical care and serving the community. Working in close partnership with The Mount Sinai Hospital the Icahn School of Medicine serves one of the most diverse and complex patient populations in the world.
The postdoctoral position at BMEII is a fulltime research position. Initial appointment will be for one year with renewable appointments for subsequent years. Interested individuals should send a CV a brief statement of interests and a list of referees to Dr. Priti Balchandani . The position is immediately available until filled.
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Over 42000 employees strong the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education research and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013 The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals including Mount Sinai Beth Israel Mount Sinai Brooklyn The Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai Queens Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt) Mount Sinai St. Lukes and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
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Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity equity and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient you join us you become a part of Mount Sinais unrivaled record of achievement education and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery education and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach theirpotential.
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We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.
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About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area with more than 43000 employees working across eight hospitals more than 400 outpatient practices more than 300 labs a school of nursing and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people everywhere by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering highquality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals labs and schools Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 jointventure outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City Westchester Long Island and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Reports Best Hospitals receiving high Honor Roll status and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery Diabetes/Endocrinology Gastroenterology/GI Surgery Neurology/Neurosurgery Orthopedics Pulmonology/Lung Surgery Rehabilitation and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Reports Best Childrens Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Childrens Hospital among the countrys best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweeks The Worlds Best Smart Hospitals ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate exclude or treat people differently on the basis of race color national origin age religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty staff students trainees patients visitors and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an antiracist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.
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Compensation
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $58661 $60788 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including experience education and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
Employment Type
Full-Time
