Research Associate in Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging

Job id: 161106 . Salary: £45,031 - £52,514 per annum including London weighting allowance .

Posted: 19 October 2026 . Closing date: 25 October 2026 .

Business unit: Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine . Department: Res Dept of Imag Phys & Eng .

Contact details: Kirsten Christensen-Jeffries . Kirsten.christensen-jeffries@kcl.ac.uk

Location: St Thomas' Hospital . Category: Research .

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About Us

Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Research Associate as part of a Medical Research Council Funded Research proposal in the Research Department of Imaging Physics & Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) at King’s College London.

This position is based at St Thomas’ Hospital with additional close links to King’s College Hospital. We therefore work directly at the interface of clinical and engineering research which provides valuable insight into the challenges and opportunities in acquiring and interpreting clinical data, offering exciting opportunities to perform truly translational research.

About

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic researcher to develop state-of-the-art methodologies and quantification for contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging. This will require experiences in data acquisition and processing related to ultrasound imaging and contrast enhanced ultrasound. This aims to provide a reliable and repeatable clinical technique to extract quantitative microvascular information.

The purpose of the role is to design, develop, and perform experiments and to develop associated processing strategies for contrast enhanced and super-resolution ultrasound imaging. The PDRA will work on the project’s experimental and data acquisition aspects, as well as signal and image analysis. This will involve designing, developing and performing experimental systems and acquisition protocols. The RA will assist with data curation and implementation of processing software. This will require computational skills, good knowledge of programming languages such as MATLAB, and an ability to plan experiments, make and record observations and test hypotheses. The candidate will propose and define strategies for extending the imaging strategies with a programmable research system.

This is a part-time post (7 hours per week ), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 14 months*.*

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers  , applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the   Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About

You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• PhD in STEM subject OR equivalent industrial experience, in physics, medical imaging, acoustics, signal processing, or a closely related field*

• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills in English (ranging from informal 1:1 discussions, formal presentations covering both oral and written skills), including the ability to liaise with staff at a range of levels internal and external to the organisation

• Strong research background on a relevant field backed by published peer-reviewed work

• Programming skills

• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• Experience with medical imaging

• Evidence of collaborative work

• Enthusiastic attitude and scientific approach to solving research problems.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with ultrasound image analysis

• Experimental experience/ pre-clinical experience

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team with other engineers, scientists and clinicians

• Experience with contrast enhanced/super-resolution ultrasound imaging

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

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When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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