英国伦敦大学学院生物医学超生波方向博士后助理研究员

UCL Medical Physics & Bioengineering

Research Associate in Biomedical Ultrasound

The appointment will be full time on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £32,699 – £39,523 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Applications are invited for a full-time research position in biomedical ultrasound within the Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering at University College London (UCL). The aim of the project is to design and conduct a range of ultrasound experiments to study how high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) waves induce heating in bones and surrounding tissue. The experimental results will be used to validate coupled numerical models for ultrasound propagation and thermal diffusion in solid materials. This is part of a larger research programme to develop treatment planning tools for therapeutic ultrasound, in particular for the palliation of pain from metastatic bone cancer. The post will be largely laboratory based and will involve the development and characterisation of novel tissue mimicking materials, the manufacture of thin-film thermocouple arrays, and the setup and analysis of therapeutic ultrasound experiments using both laboratory and clinical hardware. The project offers an opportunity to undertake research at an internationally leading university and contribute to the state of the art in therapeutic ultrasound.

The postholder will work with the Biomedical Ultrasound Group at UCL, in addition to clinical partners at UCLH and the Centre for MR Investigations, the London Centre for Nanotechnology, and the National Physical Laboratory.

The post is available immediately and is funded by the EPSRC for 3 years in the first instance.

The candidate must hold a PhD in engineering, physics or a related subject, with a track record of research achievement, or progress towards it. Sound experimental skills in biomedical ultrasound or a closely related field are required. Experience with some or all of the following would be desirable: therapeutic ultrasound hardware, characterisation of ultrasound fields and transducers, tissue mimicking materials, microfabrication techniques such as sputtering and photolithography, programming in Matlab and Labview and ultrasound or acoustic modelling. Creativity, self motivation, and a willingness to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team are essential.