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Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Multi-scale, Correlative, Biomedical Imaging


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  • UCL Eastman Dental Institute
  • London
  • 1 month ago

About the role

Do you want to work in a team applying state-of-the-art ML models to integrated cutting edge imaging and spatial transcriptomics of the human heart? We are looking for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow with an image analysis/Machine Learning (ML) background to work at integrating correlative high resolution 3D X-ray imaging and Spatial Transcriptomics. You will be based at University College London developing ML based piplines to i) segment 3D tissue strucutres from Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography (HiP-CT) data (see , ii) use these structures as a base line to perform registration between 3D HiP-CT, 2D histological sections and spatial transcriptomic. You will collaborate closely with the project team at Cambridge where spatial transciptomic data is being acquired and with collegues at the European Synchrotron (ESRF) in France where HiP-CT scans are performed.. This post is funded for 2 years in the first instance, with the possibility of extension. A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you wish to discuss the post informally, please contact Claire Walsh ( ) or for application process queries Ruikang Xue ().

About you

The post will require a motivated researcher with experience in machine learning for segmentation and image registration. You will have a PhD and extensive knowledge and expertise in a relevant field. It is desirable to have experience in handling large imaging data. Your expertise should be at a level appropriate for the conduct of research and publishing new knowledge in leading international research journals. The post-holder will need to show a high level of initiative and an ability to work collaboratively and independently. Applicants should have good team-working skills and a strong command of English. You will join a dynamic international multidisciplinary group of academics, clinicians, beamline scientists, post-docs and PhD students developing and applying synchrotron X-ray and other techniques to study biological systems. You will report to Dr Claire Walsh & Prof. Peter Lee at UCL.

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