Kazakia Lab – Junior/Assistant/Associate/Full Specialist
Kazakia Lab Junior / Assistant / Associate / Full Specialist
The Kazakia Lab is seeking a Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full Specialist. This position is currently available in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging Facility (QMIF) directed by Dr. Kazakia.
The QMIF is a research core that operates a high resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) system and a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) system.
The QMIF core performs imaging acquisition and analysis of HR-pQCT and DXA data for UCSF researchers interested in musculoskeletal and body composition outcomes.
The candidate will interact with clinical research coordinators and study participants, operate the scanners, and perform advanced image processing and data analysis as required.
Responsibilities will include HR-pQCT and DXA data acquisition, quality control procedures, data backups, image processing and analysis.
In addition, the candidate will work as part of a large team of clinical and research collaborators in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical imaging, interacting with clinical research coordinators, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and scientists with the department, as well as scientists and physicians from other departments.
Required Qualifications :
- Specialists appointed at the Junior rank must possess a baccalaureate degree in Biomedical Engineering (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
- Specialists appointed at the Assistant rank must possess a master’s degree (or equivalent degree) or a baccalaureate degree with three or more years of research experience.
- Specialists appointed at the Associate rank must possess a master’s degree (or equivalentdegree) or five to ten years of research experience.
- Specialists appointed at the Full rank must possess a terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of research experience.
- Applicants must meet all of the qualifications by the time of hire.
- Applicant materials must list current and / or pending qualifications upon submission.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience with medical image acquisition and analysis
- Coding experience in MATLAB and Python
- Trained as / experience as an operator of high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-PQCT) imaging systems
See for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $51,-$,.