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Umeå UniversityPostdoc Fellowship in Cerebral Fluid Dynamics at Umeå University
Fully FundedUmeå, Swedenpostdoctoral· Scholarship stipend for 2 years (amount not specified).
Project Overview
2-year postdoctoral scholarship in physiological monitoring and imaging of cerebral fluid dynamics at Umeå University. Focus on Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Starts Dec 2026. Apply by 4 Oct 2026.
Project Description
The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention at Umeå University offers a postdoctoral scholarship within the project "Identifying reversible components of dementia in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus". The scholarship is full-time for two years with access from December 2026 at the latest.
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few potentially reversible causes of dementia. This fellowship addresses whether combined physiological monitoring and advanced MRI can identify hemodynamic and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-related signatures that explain symptom reversibility and predict which patients benefit from shunt surgery.
Research Focus
Using 4D flow MRI, BOLD-based cerebrovascular reactivity imaging, and complementary physiological monitoring, the fellow will investigate how cerebral blood flow regulation interacts with CSF dynamics before and after treatment. The aim is to develop objective markers that improve diagnostics, prognostics, and mechanistic understanding.
Opportunities
- Gain in-depth expertise in advanced MRI sequences for cerebrovascular research.
- Participate in method development of quantitative MRI protocols (4D flow, reactivity-based imaging).
The Department of Diagnostics and Intervention at Umeå University offers a postdoctoral scholarship within the project "Identifying reversible components of dementia in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus". The scholarship is full-time for two years with access from December 2026 at the latest.
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few potentially reversible causes of dementia. This fellowship addresses whether combined physiological monitoring and advanced MRI can identify hemodynamic and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-related signatures that explain symptom reversibility and predict which patients benefit from shunt surgery.
Research Focus
Using 4D flow MRI, BOLD-based cerebrovascular reactivity imaging, and complementary physiological monitoring, the fellow will investigate how cerebral blood flow regulation interacts with CSF dynamics before and after treatment. The aim is to develop objective markers that improve diagnostics, prognostics, and mechanistic understanding.
Opportunities
- Gain in-depth expertise in advanced MRI sequences for cerebrovascular research.
- Participate in method development of quantitative MRI protocols (4D flow, reactivity-based imaging).
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