OPEN POSITION

Master student / intern position at the Max Planck Institute for
Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany

The Department of High-field Magnetic Resonance at the Max Planck
Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen is looking for a
master’s student or an intern to work under the supervision of Dr. Xin
Yu (Group Leader at MPI for Biological Cybernetics). This position is
open now until filled.

Research description:
The project requires applying image processing and computer vision
techniques for neuroscientific purposes. The goal is establishing a
platform enabling the registration of rat brain MRI scans onto a brain
atlas template. This will allow locating specific brain structures in a
newly acquired MRI scan. Example applications of the platform are:
- increasing the precision of targeting and recording deep brain nuclei,
- enabling the use of MRI images as feedback in closed-loop control of
  a robotic arm operating in a 14T MRI scanner.

The candidate should possess sufficient knowledge of image processing
techniques to finish the task. Some groundwork has already been done.

The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics is located in
Tübingen, Germany. Next door to the MPI for Biological Cybernetics lies
the MPI for Intelligent Systems. The Max Planck Society is an
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and encourages
applications from qualified women and minority candidates.

Please send your CV (in English) to Dr. Yu if interested.

Contact info:
Dr. Xin Yu
Research Group leader
Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Spemannstrasse 41, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
E-mail: xin.yu@tuebingen.mpg.de , phone: 49 7071 601-740
Website: www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/research/rg/yugroup/
Dr. Yu has published seminal papers on small animal high field MRI in
Nature Neuroscience, Nature Methods, Neuron, PNAS, NeuroImage etc.