Organization: Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Description:
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a 3 year contract to assist with an established project on computational modelling of breast biomechanics for medical image registration. The project will focus on development of an innovative software tool that will aid clinicians with detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. The goal is to enable all images of the breast to be viewed and interpreted in a common individual-specific anatomical configuration using a biomechanics approach to reliably account for distortions that arise from the different breast imaging and loading conditions. The software will provide a framework for objectively merging breast images from different modalities and/or loading conditions, enabling features of interest (such as tumours and micro-calcifications) to be accurately co-located. Access to this previously unavailable information will aid the radiologist reduce the numbers of misdiagnoses. The successful candidate will be encouraged to attend leading international conferences on (at least) an annual basis, and will be expected to contribute to the collegial culture of the Bioengineering Institute. There will be opportunities to participate in other Bioengineering Institute projects and contribute to undergraduate teaching for the BE degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Qualifications:
Applicants with a PhD in a related field are encouraged to apply.
The following attributes are highly desirable:
• expertise in continuum mechanics and computational methods. Our software framework is based on finite deformation nonlinear elasticity solved using the finite element method;
• scientific programming skills (C/C++, Fortran, Python) and user interface skills.
• self-motivation and independence, with the ability to work in a team, presently consisting of 2 senior academics, 1 post-doc and 2 PhD students;
• excellent written and oral communication skills are essential. One important aspect of this role will be to closely liaise with breast radiologists and clinicians regarding the features and design of the software tool;
• some experience in research supervision would also be desirable. We encourage our post-docs to actively contribute to graduate student supervision.
Contact:
Associate Professor Martyn Nash
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Level 6, 70 Symonds Street
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: + 64 9 373 7599 ext 82550
Fax: +64 9 367 7157
Email: martyn.nash@auckland.ac.nz
For more information visit: www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz
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