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  <id type="integer">119134</id>
  <reference-id>187170</reference-id>
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  <source>Naturejobs.com - Ecommerce</source>
  <company-url>http://www.medicine.usask.ca/research/smi</company-url>
  <employer-url>http://www.medicine.usask.ca/research/smi</employer-url>
  <application-email>jackie.keele@usask.ca</application-email>
  <application-url></application-url>
  <employer-name>CIHR Team in Synchrotron Medical Imaging</employer-name>
  <company-name>CIHR Team in Synchrotron Medical Imaging</company-name>
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    <![CDATA[Four Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Synchrotron Medical Imaging

Employer: CIHR Team in Synchrotron Medical Imaging
Website: http://www.medicine.usask.ca/research/smi
Locations: 

1 position at Stanford University, Palo Alto California, USA
1 position at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 
2 positions at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 

The Synchrotron Medical Imaging Team is part of a cross-disciplinary Clinical Imaging Team funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.  These four postdoctoral positions offer unique opportunities to link conventional clinical imaging with synchrotron imaging in the study of stroke. 

*All applicants must have recently completed a Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D and have a strong publication record. Training in synchrotron light methodologies will be provided and no experience in this area is required.*  

All candidates are expected to be self-motivated and to work effectively with our highly interdisciplinary research team. The candidates must be willing and able to travel to Canadian and American synchrotrons several times a year to assist in running the team’s samples.  Postdocs will teach coworkers and students, prepare research publications (oral and written), communicate results in group meetings, team symposia and participate in professional activities. These are two-year appointments with a possibility of extension.

*Postion 1:*  Working primarily with Dr. Raphael Guzman, at Stanford University the ideal candidate should be familiar with experimental stroke research and stem cell biology and have a strong interest in biomedical imaging (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography). The candidate will independently perform neural stem cell biology and cell transplantation experiments. 

*Position 2:* Working primarily with Dr. Frederick Colbourne at the University of Alberta, this person must have experience with in vivo rodent models of stroke and clear interests in stroke pathophysiology and neuroprotection. 

*Position 3:* Working primarily with Drs. Graham George and Ingrid Pickering, at the University of Saskatchewan, this individual will assist in the further development of quantitative chemically-specific X-ray fluorescence imaging at the sulphur K-edge, and apply these methods to both human and animal tissue samples. The successful candidate should have an interest in the application of physical methods to problems inbiology and medicine, and a PhD in the sciences, ideally with research experience in applications of chemical or physical methods in biology. 

*Position 4:*  Working primarily with Dr. Dean Chapman and Dr. Sheldon Wiebe, at the University of Saskatchewan, this person will pursue neurovascular imaging using conventional and synchrotron sources.  The successful candidate would be expected to explore the potential of synchrotron K-edge subtraction (KES) imaging to supply a quantifiable basis with which conventional computed tomography and MRI methods can be compared.  The research would primarily be based using stroke models in animal systems, but would potentially involve integration with clinical stroke programs.  The candidate should have research experience with animal models, good computer and communication skills. Imaging experience would be beneficial.

For more information, please visit http://www.medicine.usask.ca/research/smi

*How to Apply:* Please submit a single attachment that includes which position you are applying for, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a short statement of research interests, and the names of at least two references.  Please submit applications prior to December 15th.

*Electronically* (Preferred method.  You will receive confirmation of your submission)
jackie.keele@usask.ca

*Mail*
Jackie Keele
Team administrator
CIHR Team Grant in Synchtrotron Medical Imaging
A302 Health Sciences Building
107 Wiggins Road
Saskatoon, SK  S7N 5E5
Canada

The University of Saskatchewan, University of Alberta and Stanford University are committed to employment equity and diversity, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
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  <location>Saskatchewan, Canada</location>
  <title>Four Postdoctoral Fellow Positions &#8211; Synchrotron Medical Imaging</title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:11:55 -0500</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
  <url>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/119134-Four-Postdoctoral-Fellow-Positions-Synchrotron-Medical-Imaging</url>
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