Research Assistant Professor, UC Imaging Research, Development & Innovation Center, Radiology Dept

Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children?s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine?s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department of Radiology is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff.

A full-time Research Assistant Professor faculty position is available in the Department of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. This faculty position will support the continued growth and research mission of the UC Imaging Research, Development, and Innovation Center and contribute to MRI-focused research across the Department of Radiology.

This position is intended for a research-focused scientist with expertise in advanced MRI applications. Areas of particular interest include neuroimaging, artificial intelligence and machine learning for imaging, pulse sequence development, quantitative MRI, image reconstruction, functional MRI, diffusion MRI, perfusion imaging, imaging biomarkers, and translational clinical imaging.

The successful candidate will develop an independent and collaborative research program with external funding potential; contribute to human-subjects imaging research; support MRI protocol development, data acquisition, image analysis, and quality assurance; publish in peer-reviewed journals; participate in grant development; and provide limited mentoring, lecturing, and service as assigned.

Essential Functions

Research and Scholarship

• Develop an independent and collaborative MRI-focused research program with external funding potential.
• Design, optimize, validate, and implement advanced MRI methods, acquisition protocols, image-processing workflows, imaging biomarkers, and related technologies.
• Conduct research in areas such as neuroimaging, artificial intelligence for imaging, pulse sequence development, quantitative MRI, functional MRI, diffusion MRI, perfusion imaging, image reconstruction, MR spectroscopy, or translational clinical imaging.

UC Imaging RDI Center and Departmental Research Support

• Support the research mission and operations of the UC Imaging Research, Development, and Innovation Center.

Human-Subjects Research and Compliance

• Participate in the design, development, and execution of human-subjects MRI research studies.

Teaching, Mentoring, and Service

• Provide limited mentoring to students, residents, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, research staff, or junior collaborators as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in a field appropriate to the position, such as MRI physics, medical physics, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, radiology, neuroscience, imaging science, computer science, applied mathematics, data science, or a closely related discipline.