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<h3><span style lang="EN-US">PhD position in brain development:
Students with a background in mathematics and computer science are especially
encouraged to apply</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Queensland Brain Institute</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Researchers at the Queensland Brain
Institute (QBI) work to discover the cellular and molecular mechanisms that
underlie the ability of the adult brain to function. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Neuroscience is entering an era of
accelerated discovery driven by the application of new molecular, genetic and
imaging technologies, which will provide a deeper understanding of the
regulation and function of the nervous system. </span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"" lang="JA">
</span><span lang="EN-GB">Significant advances in determining the molecular regulation of
nerve cell function and development will have a major impact on our
understanding of more complex areas such as behaviour, cognition, ageing,
neurological disease and mental illness.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Discoveries will also provide, for the
first time, a real opportunity to develop new therapeutics to treat mental and
neurological diseases, which account for a staggering 45 per cent of the
disease burden in Australia. </span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"" lang="JA">
</span><span lang="EN-GB">A major goal for QBI
researchers is to promote excellence in neuroscience by fostering the exchange
of ideas, establishing new collaborations and augmenting partnerships that
already exist within the wider UQ neuroscience community.</span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US">The role</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The development of the brain is
characterised by the formation of connections between neurons.<span style> </span>One of the largest fibre tracts in the brain
is the corpus callosum, which connects neurons in the left and right cerebral
hemispheres.<span style> </span>We are using molecular and
genetic approaches as well as state-of-the-art imaging technologies to discover
how the brain is wired up during development.<span style>
</span>This work has direct implications for </span><span style lang="EN-GB">understanding
how the brain functions and the pathophysiological mechanism of psychiatric
disorders, by integrating the multi-level network features obtained with
various functional and anatomical brain imaging technologies on different
scales.</span><span style lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A PhD project is available to utilise
neuroimaging technologies to discover mechanisms of brain wiring. The project
involves developing </span><span style lang="EN-GB">neuro</span><span lang="EN-GB">imag</span><span style lang="EN-GB">e
analysis</span><span lang="EN-GB"> tools and software and applying them to
biological problems.<span style> </span>In this role the
student will develop skills in </span><span style lang="EN-GB">developing computational algorithms and computer
programming in neuroimage analysis</span><span lang="EN-GB"> that could be
utilised in both basic research and clinical areas.</span><span style lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US">The person</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Applicants should have an excellent GPA
(>5.5 at UQ) and have a background in mathematics and computer science</span><span style lang="EN-GB">,
especially good knowledge on image analysis</span><span lang="EN-GB">. The
student will be jointly supervised by Professor Linda Richards (QBI) who is an
expert in brain development and Professor Tianzi Jiang (QBI, Centre for
Advanced Imaging, UQ and Institute for Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Bejing) who is an expert in neuroimaging.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The ideal candidate will have primary
experience in </span><span style lang="EN-GB">image analysis, </span><span lang="EN-GB">especially</span><span style lang="EN-GB"> for </span><span lang="EN-GB">diffusion MRI, but this is not essential. Outstanding C/C++ programming
skills in Linux are highly desired. Secondary experience with <span class="shorttext">parallel computing and in using a high performance cluster
platform</span> would be an advantage.</span><span style lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Applicants should hold a First Class
Honours degree or equivalent and be eligible for an Australian Postgraduate
Award (APA) or equivalent international scholarship such as an International
Postgraduate Research (IPRS) award. The current scholarship rate for the
Australian Postgraduate Award is $23,728 per annum tax-free for three years. For
further information on scholarships please refer to<a href="http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/scholarships-and-fees">http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/scholarships-and-fees</a>.</span><span style lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US">Enquiries</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Please contact Professor Linda Richards on <a href="mailto:richards@uq.edu.au">richards@uq.edu.au</a> or the QBI RHD student
recruitment officer, Dr Blake Chapman, on <a href="mailto:qbistudents@uq.edu.au"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">qbistudents@uq.edu.au</span></a>.<span style> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To submit an application for this role, use
the <b>Apply</b> button below. All applicants must supply the following
documents: Cover letter, Academic Results and Resume.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">For information on completing the
application process <a href="http://www.uq.edu.au/uqjobs/index.html?page=149386&pid=149313">click
here</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Applications close: April 15<sup>th</sup>,
2012</span></p>