About The Position
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Department of Radiology seeks a PhD scientist for a tenure-eligible research-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The successful candidate will join the Division of Radiology Research and help expand the institution's neuroimaging research enterprise, with priorities including neuroscience, brain development, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mental and behavioral health. The role calls for an accomplished investigator with advanced neuroimaging expertise, impactful scholarship, multidisciplinary collaboration experience, and extramural research funding or strong potential to obtain sustained funding. The candidate will build an independent research program and conduct innovative investigations into brain development, physiology, pathophysiology, and/or function in health or disease. They will advance neuroimaging acquisition and analysis methods, collaborate across Cincinnati Children's and partner institutions, and contribute to translational research supporting understanding of neurological and neurodevelopmental diseases and personalized pediatric care. The position also includes mentoring trainees and research personnel, departmental and institutional service, and educational contributions. The successful candidate will work in a collaborative pediatric research environment with opportunities to partner with faculty in Radiology and investigators across Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati. Approximate, negotiable effort distribution is 90% research, 5% administration, 5% teaching, and 0% clinical. The position is full-time, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027, and departmental start-up support, with an expectation of transition to extramural funding.
Requirements
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, Medical Physics, Imaging Science, Computer Science, Psychology, Chemistry, or a related quantitative or biomedical discipline.
- Established expertise in advanced neuroimaging methods and/or analysis.
- Publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Demonstrated success obtaining extramural research funding or strong potential to secure independent funding.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary research teams.
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in one or more advanced neuroimaging modalities, including functional MRI (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and advanced diffusion methods, quantitative MRI, neuroimage analysis, machine learning, computational neuroscience, or other relevant modalities and techniques.
- Experience with pediatric imaging research.
- Interest in translational studies bridging imaging science and clinical neuroscience.
- Experience developing novel acquisition, processing, or quantitative imaging methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain an independent, nationally recognized, externally funded neuroimaging research program.
- Lead investigations focused on brain development, physiology, pathophysiology, and/or brain function in health and/or disease.
- Advance state-of-the-art neuroimaging acquisition and/or analysis methods, including structural, functional, diffusion, and quantitative imaging approaches.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary investigators at Cincinnati Children's and external partner institutions.
- Contribute to translational research to improve understanding of neurological and neurodevelopmental diseases and support personalized pediatric care.
- Mentor trainees, research staff, graduate students, fellows, and junior investigators.
- Participate in departmental and institutional service activities.
- Contribute to educational programs in the Department of Radiology and the broader academic community.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
