Description

Associate or Full Professor Neuroimager Faculty Position

Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease

Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University

The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCNAD) and the

Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM), Northwestern University invite

applicants to apply for an Associate or Full Professor Tenure Track Faculty Position in Human

Neuroimaging with a research emphasis in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and/or Positron

Emission Tomography. The ideal candidate would have an active research program that

synergizes with the mission of the MCCNAD (https://www.brain.northwestern.edu/index.html), a

multidepartmental, multidisciplinary academic unit focused on 1) the care of patients with

memory loss, dementia, and other cognitive/behavioral disorders of aging, 2) understanding

mechanisms of cognition, brain aging, and the pathobiology of dementia, and 3) the development

of more effective treatments for dementia. The appointment will be in the Department of

Radiology (https://www.radiology.northwestern.edu/index.html), which is committed to

educating future leaders of the field, conducting innovative research, and providing exceptional

patient care and service to physicians. FSM has two 3T Siemens Prisma MR scanners 100%

dedicated to research and daily research blocks on the 3 PET/CT and 1 PET/MR scanners located

at Northwestern Medicine on the Chicago campus with several active commercial

radiopharmaceutical suppliers in the Chicago area. The faculty member will have an office in the

MCCNAD, a newly renovated space of 16,112 sq. ft. on the FSM campus in downtown Chicago.

The MCCNAD is home of the NIH-funded Northwestern Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center,

which has an Imaging Core that the faculty member will lead and computing resources that

include the NU/FSM high performance cluster (Quest, ~63,000 cores, 68 GPUs, and 8Pb of

storage) and a local NeuroCluster that has 320 cores and 4 GPUs. Candidates should possess a

PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have an established record of research productivity and

independent grant funding in neuroimaging related to aging and/or dementia. Candidates should

demonstrate an interest in developing strong, productive interactions with faculty colleagues; the

ability to contribute to the intellectual diversity of the MCCNAD; and ability to work with and

mentor diverse trainees.

Candidates should attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and statement of

teaching and mentoring philosophy, preferably as a single pdf file. Candidates may be requested

to provide names and contact information for at least three references as determined by the

search committee. Questions regarding this position may be directed to the Chair of the Search

Committee: Robert Vassar, Ph.D. (r-vassar@northwestern.edu). Applications will be accepted

until the position is filled.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,

color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected

veteran status.