Postdoc (f/m/d) Biophysical Research in Proton Therapy

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 Postdoc (f/m/d) Biophysical Research in Proton Therapy, the position is initially for a fixed term of 24 months, with the aim of extending the contract beyond that period.

Your tasks

• Planning, setup, conducting and analysis of physics and biology experiments, in particular at the Dresden proton therapy facility
• Supervision of graduation theses (Bachelor, Master, PhD)
• Teaching within the master program Medical Radiation Sciences including the radiation protection modules
• Acquisition of third-party funding (independent and contributory)

Your profile

• Completed PhD in the field of Physics, Medical Physics or related discipline
• Relevant professional experience in the specified area
• Excellent knowledge in radiation and medical physics, in particular acceleration, transport, detection and interaction of particle beams with matter
• Very good experimental skills and substantial practical experience in irradiation and dosimetry, preferably with proton beam
• Strong interest in multidisciplinary and translational research and interest in radiation protection
• Knowledge in radiation protection and radiation biology is a plus
• Ability to work independently, efficiently, goal-oriented and proactive
• Ability to work as a part of an international team
• High motivation and personal commitment
• Experience with Monte Carlo simulation codes is a plus
• Excellent English skills

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• 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"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.