Posted
Tues., Feb. 27
Organization
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), MRI Lab
Position Description
The MRI Lab of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is looking to hire one or more Research Assistants (RA) to assist with multiple ongoing projects related to MRI research of peripheral neuropathy.
The ideal candidate would be one spending one or two ‘gap years’, i.e. after completion of a baccalaureate program, to conduct research in an academic and clinical setting. Anticipated program dates are June 2024 to June 2025. Some of these projects and roles of the RA are:
- Development of Technology to Extend Scope of MRI in Orthopedics (Ongoing support from industry)
Responsibilities Include:
- To develop new software/hardware for MRI
- Recruit volunteer subjects for MRI scans: consent subjects, help oversee scanning
- Peripheral nerve qualitative and quantitative imaging
- Work directly with on-site scientist to maintain subject lists, assist with postprocessing of scans and analysis
- Assist with literature reviews, as needed, for manuscript preparation
- NIH-sponsored R01 grant: Liquid Metal Flexible Coil Development for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Responsibilities Include:
- Help recruit and consent patients for study and coordinate all study visits at multiple different timepoints
- Keep data records, including maintaining RedCap Database
- Retrospective Studies (ongoing) – Imaging/chart reviews, summary reports
Responsibilties Include:
- Help with literature reviews
- Manuscript editing, submission
Time Commitment
Full-time
Compensation
TBD
Apply
To apply, please provide a cover letter and CV to [email protected] addressing it to: Darryl Sneag, MD, Director of MRI Research & MR Neurography, Hospital for Special Surgery, Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell and Ek Tsoon Tan, PhD, Co-Director of MRI Lab, Hospital for Special Surgery, Associate Professor of Biomedical Imaging in Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell
