Research Associate in Computational Cardiovascular Science

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><p>We have an opening for a full-time Research Associate to work within the Computational Cardiovascular Science Team until 30 September 2019, with the possibility of extension for up to three additional years. The project aims to develop computer models and perform high performance computing studies of the human heart to better understand the deadly inherited heart condition known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). The work involves close international, multi-institutional and cross-disciplinary collaborations involving world-experts in clinical and experimental cardiac electrophysiology.</p><br> <p>As a researcher on this project, you will contribute to the development of personalised human anatomical models for HCM patients, based on multi-modality magnetic resonance imaging studies; and will conduct high performance computing studies using the personalised models, in order to investigate risk stratification and tailoring of pharmacological therapy in HCM.</p><br> <p>You will hold a PhD (or be close to completion) in biomedical engineering, computer science or mathematical biology, and will have experience of multiscale cardiac modelling, as well as C++ or equivalent general-purpose programming language(s). Experience of high performance computing and experience of independently managing a discrete area of a research project is desirable.</p><br> <p>The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 15 January 2018. Interviews will be held on 17 January 2018.</p><br> <p>Please note that the University of Oxford's retirement policy has changed. With effect from 1 October 2017, all employees at Grade 8 and above have a retirement age of the 30 September before the 69th birthday. All employees at Grades 1-7 do not have a set retirement age. Further details are available here: www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/preemploymentscreening.</p> </div>