Research Assistant Professor, UC Imaging Research, Development & Innovation Center, Radiology Dept

About the role

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine seeks a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology to support the Imaging Research, Development, and Innovation Center and contribute to MRI-focused research.

Responsibilities

• Develop an independent and collaborative MRI-focused research program with external funding potential.
• Design, optimize, validate, and implement advanced MRI methods, acquisition protocols, image-processing workflows, imaging biomarkers, and related technologies.
• Conduct research in areas such as neuroimaging, artificial intelligence for imaging, pulse sequence development, quantitative MRI, functional MRI, diffusion MRI, perfusion imaging, image reconstruction, MR spectroscopy, or translational clinical imaging.
• Collaborate with radiologists, imaging scientists, clinicians, physicists, engineers, technologists, trainees, and research staff.
• Prepare and contribute to grant applications, manuscripts, abstracts, progress reports, technical reports, and other scholarly products.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Present research at local, regional, national, and international scientific meetings.
• Support the research mission and operations of the UC Imaging Research, Development, and Innovation Center.
• Provide scientific and technical expertise for MRI study design, protocol development, feasibility assessment, data acquisition, image processing, quality assurance, and interpretation.
• Aid in the development of imaging research workflows, standard operating procedures, technical standards, and best practices.
• Contribute to Center and departmental initiatives designed to expand imaging research capacity, innovation, collaboration, and external funding.
• Participate in the design, development, and execution of human-subjects MRI research studies.
• Support the safe, ethical, compliant, and scientifically rigorous conduct of human-subjects imaging research.
• Ensure research activities comply with institutional policies, MRI safety requirements, human-subjects protections, privacy requirements, and applicable federal regulations.
• Mentor students, residents, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, research staff, or junior collaborators as assigned.
• Serve on departmental, Center, college, university, or professional committees as appropriate.
• Contribute to governance, program development, and administrative activities that support the Imaging RDI Center, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, and university research missions.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in a field appropriate to the position, such as MRI physics, medical physics, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, radiology, neuroscience, imaging science, computer science, applied mathematics, data science, or a closely related discipline.
• Postdoctoral training or equivalent research experience in MRI, biomedical imaging, imaging science, quantitative imaging, image reconstruction, image analysis, medical physics, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or a closely related area.
• Experience conducting or supporting human-subjects imaging research.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity or strong potential for scholarly productivity through peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, presentations, grant participation, technical contributions to imaging research, or equivalent research accomplishments.
• Ability to work effectively with investigators, clinicians, trainees, technical staff, research coordinators, and interdisciplinary research teams.
• Ability to develop an independent research program with external funding potential.
• Ability to contribute to mentoring, lecturing, and service activities as assigned.

Skills

• Expertise or experience in one or more of the following areas: Neuroimaging research, Artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational imaging, or related methods for imaging research, MRI pulse sequence development, Advanced MRI applications, including quantitative imaging, functional MRI, diffusion MRI, perfusion imaging, MR spectroscopy, image reconstruction, imaging biomarkers, or translational clinical imaging, MRI protocol optimization or experience with GE MRI platforms, Human-subjects research processes, including IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, consent materials, study documentation, and related regulatory processes, Programming experience in MATLAB, Python, C/C++, R, shell scripting, or comparable tools, Image analysis platforms, high-performance computing, reproducible workflows, or research data management, Prior grant funding, fellowship support, pilot funding, or meaningful contribution to funded research, Mentoring of students, fellows, research staff, or junior investigators, Experience working in an academic medical center or interdisciplinary research environment.

Benefits

The University of Cincinnati offers an excellent benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The salary range for this position is determined based on experience and academic credentials.

Schedule

This is a full-time, non-tenure track faculty appointment.