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Helm­holtz-Zen­trum Dres­den-Ros­sen­dorf e.V.

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

At the Institute of Radiooncology – OncoRay scientists (f/m/d) specializing in medicine, physics, biology and IT work together to crucially improve the treatment of cancer by administering radiation therapy that is biologically-personalized and technically-optimized.

The Department of Medical Radiation Physics is looking for a

PhD Student (f/m/d) Quantification and reduction of uncertainties for online adaptive particle therapy

English

Be part of a joint collaborative project between OncoRay in Dresden and HIRO in Heidelberg with regular collaboration visits. In the 2nd year there is the option of increasing the weekly working hours to 75%.

Working field:

  • Joint development of methods to identify and quantify uncertainties in online adaptive proton therapy (OPAT)
  • Collect and analyze data, implement, validate and extend (AI) models for uncertainty prediction of the different sources of uncertainty in OAPT
  • Find feasible and creative solutions to reduce or mitigate the effect of different uncertainties in OAPT
  • Present results at international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals, supervise bachelor and master students

Requirements:

  • Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of medical physics, physics, biomedical engeneering, bioinformatics or similar
  • Programming experience is desired, preferably with python
  • Experience in radiotherapy, particle therapy or deformable image registration is a plus
  • Interested in collaborative work and ability of working in a team
  • Fluent in English

What we offer:

  • A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
  • Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
  • A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
  • Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
  • We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
  • Numerous company health management offerings
  • Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
  • An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

How to apply:

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=72878