Facts
- Number of employees
- 1.500
- Category
- Graduate position, PhD position
- Location
- Germany, Saxony, Dresden
- Area of responsibility
- Computer science, IT / Telecommunications, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physics
- Start date (earliest)
- 01.05.2025
- Duration
- 36 months
- Full/Part-time
- part-time, 19,5h/week
- Remuneration
- TVöD-Bund
- Working language and expected level
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- English (Very good command of the language)
- Homepage
- https://www.hzdr.de
Apply
- Application deadline
- 20.03.2025
- Reference number
- 2025/42
- Online
- https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=74298
PhD Student (f/m/d) Compensation strategies for advanced proton beam treatment planning in MR magnetic fields
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 biologicallypersonalized and technically-optimized.
The Department of Medical Radiation Physics is looking for a PhD Student (f/m/d) Compensation strategies for advanced proton beam treatment planning in MR magnetic fields.
Tasks
- Development of scientific results in the field of MR-integrated proton therapy in the research group ‘Experimental MR-integrated proton therapy’ (Prof. Dr. Aswin Hoffmann), especially on the topic ‘Compensation strategies for advanced proton beam treatment planning in MR magnetic fields’ as a basis for the preparation of the dissertation
- Literature research
- Development of methods to optimise the proton dose distribution in the presence of magnetic fields from our in-beam magnetic resonance (MR) imaging prototypes
- Planning, implementation and evaluation of computer simulations
- Publication and presentation of scientific results
Requirements
- Completed university studies (Diploma/Master) in the field of Mathematics, Computer science, Physics or related
- In-depth knowledge in the field of operations research / numerical optimisation algorithms
- A pro-active working attitude
- Independent work, also within a multidisciplinary team
- Programming experience in Python, MATLAB, C is an advantage
- Good written and oral language skills 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-applicationsystem: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=74298