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Targeted Drug Delivery to the Human Brain The Laboratory for Product and Process Design directed by Prof. Andreas Linninger at the Departments of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, seeks outstanding candidates for a position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the area of transport processes in biological systems sponsored by the National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation. Our research involves an interdisciplinary collaboration with a team of neurosurgeons and MRI physicists at the Brain Research Imaging Center (BRIC) University of Chicago. The project aims at developing a better understanding of (a) targeted delivery of drugs to the human brain (b) and intracranial dynamics of blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow. More details can be found in the links: http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/research/Researchnew_files/webpage-handout_2008.pdf http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/research/BrainFluid/BrainNew.pdf Candidates should demonstrate experience in computational fluid mechanics, transport processes, and finite elements methods. Special attention will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in scientific programming skills (Object Oriented Languages, Python, Delphi and scientific data visualization). Know-how with commercial software as well as image reconstruction tools are a plus. Applications from Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and other engineering branches are welcome. The staff appointment, including the University of Illinois benefits, will be initially offered for a year. Initial salary will be commensurate with the qualification of the candidate (app. 33,000 - 38,000 US$). Please send application including a curriculum vitae and a list of three references to: Prof. Andreas Linninger Attn: Research Staff, Dr. B. Somayaji Laboratory for Product and Process Design Department of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering University of Illinois at Chicago, 851 South Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, U.S.A. Phone: (312)-355-2520 Direct Email: [log in to unmask] Homepage: http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/