RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST Absolute Quantitation in Molecular Imaging
NIST offers a research opportunity to improve the accuracy & reliability of molecular imaging by developing measurement standards & calibration methods.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $82,764 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship at NIST to develop absolute measurement standards and calibration methods for molecular imaging to improve accuracy and reliability in nuclear medicine.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree earned within the last 5 years; requires contacting a NIST Research Adviser prior to application.
Description
This postdoctoral research opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on advancing absolute quantitation in molecular imaging, particularly techniques based on photon counting such as PET and SPECT. Molecular imaging is increasingly used as a biomarker for disease progression and therapy response, necessitating precise and reliable measurement standards.
The Nuclear Medicine Project within NIST's Radioactivity Group addresses physical and biological challenges to consistent calibration of imaging devices. NIST has pioneered long-lived calibration surrogates for short-lived radiopharmaceuticals and continues to enhance metrological rigor in both pre-clinical and clinical molecular imaging. The research aims to enable precision calibration of imaging devices, helping to identify, describe, and correct sources of bias and uncertainty in image acquisition and reconstruction.
Fellows will gain hands-on experience with principles of absolute activity measurements and traceable calibrations relevant to nuclear medicine, contributing to foundational standards that improve the accuracy and reliability of molecular imaging.
Keywords
- PET/CT
- Molecular imaging
- Nuclear medicine
- Quantitation
- Radionuclide metrology
- Radiopharmaceuticals
