[NMR] Postdoc position → Hyperpolarization at the CRMN in Lyon #DNPNMR

Published: Thursday, 19 November 2020 - 15:11 UTC

Author: Thorsten Maly

Generating and Transporting Hyperpolarization for preclinical MRI

A Postdoctoral position is available working in the group of Prof. Sami Jannin HMRLab on a project funded by the European Research Council, at CRMN in the city of Lyon, France.
We are looking for highly motivated candidate with strong scientific background, independence, and who enjoy teamwork. For postdoctoral positions, you must hold a PhD in Chemistry, Physics or related disciplines. Skills in will be appreciated in Nuclear magnetic resonance and possibly Dynamic nuclear polarization.

The candidate will in particular:

o   **Perform low temperature DNP experiments **with a functional state-of-the-art Bruker prototype polarizer, using novel hyperpolarizing materials that are synthetized in our team and that extend the lifetime of hyperpolarized MRI tracers to days (see <a href=“http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13975" rel="noreferrer noopener">doi:10.1038/ncomms13975, <a href=“http://www.pnas.org/content/111/41/14693.abstract" rel="noreferrer noopener">doi:10.1073/pnas.1407730111, poster  <a href=“https://adf53efd-90c5-403a-b21a-24d0b727fdac.filesusr.com/ugd/5087b6_c01e5f87828740d59449810b35991be1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here, and videos <a href=“https://twitter.com/Sami_HMRlab/status/1118867052356362243" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here )o   Transport hyperpolarized molecules to the <a href=“https://www6.inrae.fr/agroresonance/Nos-ressources/Nos-locaux/Un-batiment-dedie" rel="noreferrer noopener">preclinical MRI facility agro-resonance with a newly developed hyperpolarization transport system, and participate together with the specialized MRI team of Jean-Marie Bonny to pre-clinical imaging experiments.

The position will be open until filled with a possible starting date January-March 2021 with a one-year time commitment required and a possibility for two-years extension. 

You can get directly in touch directly with <a href=“mailto:sami.jannin@univ-lyon1.fr” rel="noreferrer noopener">sami.jannin@univ-lyon1.fr for further details on the position, and submit your application via e-mail as a single PDF file including:
i)              a cover letter (explaining background and motivation),
ii)             your CV,
iii)            contact information of 2-3 references.

The Center for Very High Field NMR is one of the world’s leading magnetic resonance laboratories, located in the great city of Lyon, which is affiliated to the Lyon-1 University, the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon. The center is equipped with state-of-the-art NMR spectrometers (500 – 700 – 800 MHz, and the world&#8217;s first 1 GHz spectrometer) with two state of the art dissolution-DNP machines. It hosts research groups of worldwide-recognized excellence.<figure class="wp-block-table">