An 18-month post-doctoral position is available at Sorbonne Université in Paris, France (http://www.sorbonne-universite.fr/). The researcher will work at the Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale (https://www.lib.upmc.fr/).
Context
The postdoctoral researcher will join the group DBMS (Determinant of Bone Mechanical Status) which is one of the world’s leading groups for the characterization of the mechanical properties of bones with dynamical methods. The group is composed of 10-15 international members including senior researchers, engineers, postdoctoral fellows and PhD and Master students. DBMS has strong expertise in using ultrasound waves and vibrational methods to characterize bone. The group has recently focused on the ultrasound imaging of bone. Current medical ultrasound scanners can only produce images of soft tissues. We aim to develop ultrasound imaging of anatomical sites containing bone in order to characterize intra-osseous anatomy and blood supply. If successful it will broaden the range of clinical uses of ultrasonography, which fails to image bone so far.
Mission(s)
The postdoctoral researcher will be in charge of the development of optimal pulsing schemes to characterize intra-osseous blood flow (velocity and direction) and their implementation on a fully programmable ultrasound scanner equipped with a conventional ultrasound probe. The selected pulse sequences must ensure optimal reproducibility of the measurement of the intra-osseous blood flow. The work also includes the reduction and correction of the motion of the probe with respect to the bone. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct experiments on volunteers to test and validate the method at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris.
Qualification(s)
Applicants with a PhD in medical ultrasound will be considered. Taste for experimental work, programming skills (Matlab and C) and writing skills (reports, research articles) are required.
Financial conditions
Financial conditions follow Sorbonne Université postdoctoral fellowship guidelines, and depend on the experience of the candidate.
Contact
Candidates are invited to contact:
- Guillaume RENAUD (, Phone: +33 144 279 224) Ultrasons et imagerie pour la caractérisation de la qualité osseuse (BQ)
for additional information and to submit their application (including letter of motivation, CV, publication list, manuscript of PhD thesis, and name and contact information of at least two referees). Applications will be considered until the end of January 2019 but prospective candidates should contact Guillaume RENAUD as soon as possible.