Deputy Leader (all genders) in the Radiation Physics Group (Staff Scientist Position)

Job Description

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt operates one of the leading particle accelerators for science. In the next few years, the new FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) one of the world’s largest research projects, will be built in international cooperation. GSI and FAIR offer the opportunity to work together in this international environment with a team of employees committed to ensure each day to conduct world-class science.

The Biophysics department is an interdisciplinary collaboration of biologists, physicists, chemists, biochemists and technicians. The multidisciplinary research covers a wide range of topics from radiobiology, radiation physics and space research to radiation therapy. The advertised position will be within the Radiation Physicssubgroup of the biophysics department.

The GSI Biophysics – department is looking for an

 

Deputy Leader (all genders) in the Radiation Physics Group

(Staff Scientist Position)

Posting ID: 23.121-1580

The working group Radiation Physics (therapy) deals with the optimization of ion-beam therapy, which means improving dosimetry and conformity of the beam application, and, in the final effect, increases tumour control probability while decreasing normal tissue complication probability.

In contrast to the Medical Physics subgroup of the biophysics department, the RadiationPhysics group works closer to nuclear and atomic physics. Means, we perform experiments at many sites, mainly at ion-beam therapy facilities, and use detector systems from standard medical physics, but from nuclear physics as well. Examples are ionisations chambers and IC arrays, scintillators, CMOS pixel sensors and many more kinds of detectors.

Our current main research topic is FLASH ion beam therapy, dosimetry and fast dose application with 3D printed range modulator, which is an extremely topical issue in radiotherapy community. For other topics, please see the GSI biophysics web page (Space Radiation Physics group). In general, we are very open for new applications and topics.

Developing and establishing new research fields is also a part of the position. The leader of the working group Prof. Ulrich Weber has additionally a professorship for radiotherapy and dosimetry at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM). This automatically guarantees a close collaboration and access to students from THM. Via the department leader Prof. Marco Durante, additionally, a close cooperation to the University of Darmstadt is given. Intensive co-operation and interdisciplinary exchange with the eight other sup groups of the biophysics department is a basic requirement for this position.

In particular, the Radiation Physics group (Therapy) works closely together with the recently separated sub-group for “Radiation Physics” (Space) that focuses on the physics and beam generation for improving radiation protection of astronauts in space. This requires strong support and interaction for beam times, experiments and many other aspects between the two groups.

 

Your tasks:

 

• Supervision of the group activities
• Supervising the group personnel
• Planning, coordinating and conduction of beam times and experiments
• Providing technical and scientific support for internal and external users for GSI experiments
• Taking (long term) responsibility for the instruments in the working group
• Managing existing and establishing new national and international research collaborations
• Presenting the research results at international scientific meetings and in peer-reviewed journals
• Supporting the development of new research topics and applications for ion beam therapy
• Designing new setups and experiments for FAIR
• Applying for grants and third party funding.

 

Your profile:

 

• PhD degree in Physics
• Comprehensive experience in the field of ion beam therapy or proton therapy
• Knowledge in radio biology with particle beams
• Experience with detectors for ion beam detection
• Comprehensive experience in Monte Carlo simulation for particle therapy (FLUKA or GEANT4)
• Programming skills (Python, MATLAB or C/C++)
• Experience in modelling and simulation of radiation transport
• Experience in supervising scientific works (master PHD students)
• Experience in managing scientific collaborations
• Proven record of scientific publications and conference talks
• Excellent command of spoken and written English
• Proficiency of the German language is a plus.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application (one document in pdf-format) including:

• Motivation Letter
• CV with statement of the earliest possible starting date
• List of publications and talks
• Name and contact information of at least two referees.

We offer a permanent position with the salary and benefits based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund) effective at GSI.

GSI supports the vocational development of women. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply for the position. Severely handicapped persons will be preferentially considered when equally qualified.

Information about FAIR and GSI is available at www.gsi.de  and www.fair-center.eu .

For further information, please contact Dr. Ulrich Weber via telephone: +49 6159 71 1558 or by email: U.Weber(at)gsi.de

Please send your complete application documents with the posting ID 23.121-1580 by 19th of January 2024 at the latest:

 

 

Preferred via the online portal on our job site,

or via email to bewerbung(at)gsi.de

 

 

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