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clarified that $\theta$ and $\phi$ are real numbers.

Finding $\theta$ and $\phi$ when qubit state is $\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}[i ,1]^T$

Because we know the state of a qubit can be described as: $$ |q\rangle=\cos{\frac{\theta}{2}}|0\rangle+e^{i\phi}\sin{\frac{\theta}{2}}|1\rangle\\\ \\ \theta, \phi \in \mathbb{R} $$

How do I find the values of $\theta$ and $\phi$ when the qubit is in the state below? $$ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{bmatrix}i\\1\end{bmatrix} $$

What I've done so far:

$$ |q\rangle = \frac{i}{\sqrt{2}}|0\rangle + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}|1\rangle $$ Therefore $$ \cos{\frac{\theta}{2}} = \frac{i}{\sqrt{2}}\\ e^{i\phi}\sin{\frac{\theta}{2}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} $$

But I don't know where to go from here. Could anyone give me some guidance?