[Insight-users] Graduate student positions in medical imaging, University of British Columbia, Canada

[Roger Tam]

Masters   and  Ph.D.  Studentships,   Departments  of   Radiology  and
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia

The Departments  of Radiology and Electrical  and Computer Engineering
at the  University of British  Columbia (UBC) invite  applications for
enrollment in  September 2009 from  students interested in  pursuing a
Masters  or  Doctoral  level  degree  in the  area  of  medical  image
analysis.  The successful  candidate  will be  performing research  to
develop  new   software  algorithms  for  using   medical  images,  in
particular  magnetic resonance images  (MRI), to  monitor pathological
progression in neurological disorders  such as multiple sclerosis (MS)
and Alzheimer's  disease (AD). The student  will be part of  a team of
researchers at  the UBC Multiple  Sclerosis/Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MS/MRI)  Research Group,  which is  a highly  interdisciplinary group
committed  to  helping patients  with  neurological disorders  through
research.

An undergraduate  degree in  computer science, engineering  or related
discipline  is a prerequisite  to enrollment,  and preference  will be
given to applicants with experience in the following topics:

-Computer vision (e.g.,  image segmentation, image registration, shape
  modelling, level-sets)

-Signal  and   image  processing  (e.g.,   image  resampling,  Fourier
  transform)

-Computer Graphics (e.g., meshes, geometry, visualization)

-Matrix    Algebra   (e.g.,    singular   value    decomposition,   3D
  transformations)

-Optimization (e.g., gradient descent, genetic algorithms, calculus of
  variations)

-Image processing libraries such as VTK and ITK

The student  will be expected  to have excellent programming  (C++ and
templated programming) skills, and  must be proficient on a Unix/Linux
platform.  Strong mathematical and  communication skills  (written and
oral) are also essential.

The  student will  enroll in  UBC's innovative  Biomedical Engineering
Program, which emphasizes a balance of biomedical engineering and life
science study with a focus on clinical and industrial application.

Full  financial  support in  the  form  of  tuition waivers,  research
assistantships,  and/or  scholarship  top-ups  are available  for  all
qualified students.

The University  of British Columbia is  located in the  scenic city of
Vancouver,  Canada, and  ranks  as  one of  the  world's top  research
universities (http://www.ubc.ca/global/index.html).

For more information please see the following webpages:

Biomedical Engineering Program:
http://www.bme.ubc.ca

Electrical and Computer Engineering:
http://www.ece.ubc.ca

MS/MRI Research Group:
http://www.msmri.ca

Interested candidates please email a CV to:

Roger Tam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
Associate Member, Biomedical Engineering Program
University of British Columbia
Email: roger at msmri.medicine.ubc.ca
Tel: +1-604-827-5381

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Please note that the application deadline is December 15, 2008 for
international applicants, and January 15, 2009 for Canadian citizens
or Permanent Residents. Candidates are urged to complete their
applications as soon as possible.

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