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Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
About the research group
The research group for Clinical memory research conducts research in dementia. Research has been at the forefront in this area for many years, including world-leading research in Alzheimer’s disease. The group includes both researchers and technical staff, and is led by professor Oskar Hansson. The research is located at the Memory Unit in Malmö and BMC in Lund. On this page you can read more about our research: www.biofinder.se . These positions are located at BMC in Lund.
We strive for a positive working environment with respectful and caring working relations, as well as for a stimulating workplace.
We currently seek three student research assistants to assist in our ongoing research. Our research projects leverage an innovative approach – utilizing state-of-the-art neuroimaging at 3 and 7T as well as novel behavioral memory assessments – to examine how functional brain systems that are critically involved in episodic memory change in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The three positions are temporary for a period of 5 months, with preliminary starting date 1st of October and end date 28th of February 2021.
Work duties
The selected candidate will assist in data acquisition including assistance during ultrahigh-field MRI scanning, handling of research participants and patients as well as neuropsychological assessments. The position also involves programming experimental tasks, data organisation, pre-processing and quality assessment of behavioral and neuroimaging data.
Qualifications
The following qualifications are required:
- Enrollment in a study programme in the field of psychology, cognitive neuroscience, medicine or comparable course of studies
- Strong interest in cognitive neuroscience studies, human memory, Alzheimer’s disease and methods (data organisation, data analysis and statistics)
- Experience in handling research participants and patients in research or a clinical context
- Very good knowledge of English
- Experience in (f)MRI scanning
The following personal characteristics are considered to be of major importance for the positions. You have a good ability to work in a team, are committed and flexible. You enjoy working with research participants of different age groups and patients.
The following are considered to be a merit:
- Master student in a study programme in the field of psychology, cognitive neuroscience, medicine or comparable course of studies
- Experience in (f)MRI analyses using SPM, FSL, Freesurfer or ANTS
- Experience with advanced data analysis methods and statistics
- Programming experience in R/MATLAB
- Experience in manual segmentation of anatomical brain structures
Please include salary range in application.
| Type of employment | Special fixed-term employment |
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| Employment expires | 2021-02-28 |
| Contract type | Part-time |
| First day of employment | 1 oktober eller enligt överenskommelse |
| Salary | Månadslön |
| Number of positions | 3 |
| Full-time equivalent | 20 |
| City | Lund |
| County | Skåne län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | PA2020/2783 |
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| Published | 01.Sep.2020 |
| Last application date | 14.Sep.2020 11:59 PM CEST |