JOB : Tenure Track Position - Univ of Leeds - Leeds, UK

Vision List Digest: Article 5, Volume 28, Issue 1
From: Derek Magee
Post-Followup: submission@VISLIST.com

School of Computing
Tenure-Track Fellow in Computer Based Medical Image Analysis and/or
Visualisation

Closing date: Wednesday 22 April 2009 Job Ref: 314305

The Computer Vision and Visualisation and Virtual Reality research
groups within the School of Computing at the University of Leeds have
a long history of research in medical image analysis and
visualisation. The school was rated in the top 10 computing
departments in the UK in the recent RAE, with 80% of the School's work
confirmed as being internationally excellent and world leading.

You will be a computer scientist with a PhD and proven research track
record in medical image analysis and/or visualisation, with the
initiative to extend your current research portfolio through
collaboration with leading academics in both computing and the medical
sciences. You will be given access to the wide range of research
facilities available at Leeds (including substantial HPC/Grid
computing infrastructure) and the opportunity to collaborate with a
wide range of clinicians in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust
which includes researchers in Radiology (including Interventional
radiology), cardiovascular medicine, Musculoskeletal medicine, in
addition to pathology.

We are looking for an exceptional Research Fellow for this 5-year
tenure-track appointment who is enthusiastic about working alongside
computer scientists and clinicians within 2D and 3D digital
histopathology image analysis and visualisation. The Section of
Pathology and Tumour Biology, part of the Leeds Institute of Molecular
Medicine, houses the largest centre in the UK for virtual slide
scanning with 6 Aperio slide scanners with associated IT
infrastructure including 50TB of storage. This technology has the
potential to bring about a revolution in the Pathology field, in a
similar manner to the introduction of digital radiology.

This post is funded by the Biomedical and Health Research Centre, a
strategic partnership between four science faculties of the University
of Leeds and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, promoting
multidisciplinary translational research across the University and
NHS. Working collaboratively with other leading scientists and
clinicians across a number of disciplines, you will make a significant
impact on the performance, stature and profile of translational
research at Leeds, while establishing an independent academic career,
supported by a structured mentoring programme.

The post is available immediately for a period of five years with the
expectation of progressing to an established academic post subject to
meeting probationary targets.

University Grade 8 (36,532 - £2,583 p.a.) depending upon experience and
qualications

Further information about the School of Computing can be found at:
http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/comp . Informal enquiries can be
made to Dr Derek Magee mailto:drm@comp.leeds.ac.uk .

Further information on this opportunity, about the Leeds BHRC, and application
instructions can be found at http://www.bhrc.leeds.ac.uk .

To apply on line please visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on .jobs.

Application packs are also available from Amy Russell email:
mailto:a.russell@leeds.ac.uk
tel:+44 (0) 113 3430420.

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