This event intends to provide the possibility to make known profiles that a requested for working in SiPM related projects in both industry and academia. A list of job openings is available below.
- Postdoc in SiPM related activities, Universita' dell'Insubria, Italy
The Dept. of Physics and Mathematics at Universita' dell'Insubria recently opened a post-doc position focused on Silicon Photomultiplier activities.
- technical development of the kit, oriented to the use of SiPM matrices
- exploratory activities related to the use of SiPM for Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Photon Counting methods applied to biological samples.
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PhD and post-doc positions at DESY and University of Hamburg
- Basic SiPM characterization (to be extended to studies of radiation hardness, and optimization for the operation in radiation hard environments)
- Investigation of SiPM properties for various applications in combination with organic and inorganic scintillators, including systems for Cherenkov light readout,
- Application of SiPM in calorimetry. Large scale prototype for the future linear collider detectors with special attention to the integration of readout electronics (http://www-flc.desy.de/hcal/ ),
- Application of SiPM in medical physics. A European funded project for the development of an endoscopic PET detector (http://www-flc.desy.de/pet/).
The applicants profile requires:
- Master or diploma in Physics
- The applicants for the fellowship should refer to the procedure for the DESY fellowship program
- The applicants should have at least one of the following required skills:
- Experience in development or operation of detector system
- Solid knowledge in data acquisition systems and readout electronics
- Good C++ programming skills
The interested candidates are encouraged to contact:
erika.garutti@desy.de
- PhD position in medical imaging at IFIC, Valencia (Spain)
The IRIS group of the Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC, Valencia, Spain, http://ific.uv.es/) opens a 3-year PhD position within the European Marie Curie ITN ENTERVISION.
The group participates in the ENVISION European project, in the development of in-beam TOF PET and Compton telescope detectors for dose monitoring in hadron therapy. The Compton telescope is based on Continuous LaBr3 crystals coupled to silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays.
The Early Stage Researcher (ESR) will be mainly focused on the development of a Data Acquisition System specifically adapted to the detectors employed in ENVISION, based on SiPMs, and will also participate in the detector development, calibration, testing and data analysis. She/he will be enrolled in the PhD program of the University of Valencia.
Applicants must have a M. Sc. in Physics, Electronics Engineering or similar by the application deadline. Other requirements include basic physics knowledge, experience in electronics instrumentation and/or design (FPGAs, VHDL), programming languages (C++, Matlab, LabView), etc.
A fluent English level and team-work ability are essential, and they should not have lived in Spain for more than 12 months at the starting date.
IRIS (http:ific.uv.es/~iris) is a young group with wide experience in high energy physics and medical imaging applications, both in instrumentation development and image reconstruction. IRIS participates in several international collaborations, and has about 15 members, including Master and PhD students, and postdocs from different countries.
The foreseen starting date is 1st October 2011, but it can be changed according to the needs of the selected candidate. To apply, please send your CV and application letter with the subject PhD ENTERVISION before 30th June 2011 to:
dr. Carlos Lacasta (carlos.lacasta@ific.uv.es)
dr. Gabriela Llosa' (gabriela.llosa@ific.uv.es)
- PhD positions: Ultrafast SiPM-based detectors for TOF-PET, Delft University of Technology
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a key medical imaging technique in the diagnosis of cancer and many other clinical and research applications. Recently the use of time-of-flight (TOF) information, requiring sub-nanosecond timing resolution, has been shown to enable significant improvement in PET image quality.
The SUBLIMA project is a FP7 Large-scale Integrating Project in which TU Delft collaborates with Philips Research and several other institutions to realize truly simultaneous, fully integrated, whole-body TOF-PET/MRI technology for concurrent functional and anatomical imaging (http://www.sublima-pet-mr.eu/). It will combine the extremely sensitive functional imaging possibilities of PET with the excellent soft-tissue contrast and complementary functional imaging capabilities of MRI.
SUBLIMA aims to push TOF-PET to the physical limits by introducing new methods and technologies in every part of the imaging chain. At TU Delft we have recently established a world-record coincidence resolving time (CRT) of ~100 picoseconds. Within SUBLIMA we will take this research forward by focusing on a novel, compact, scalable, MR-compatible PET detector concept that makes use of new scintillation materials, new solid-state light sensing technology, and real-time, digital signal processing, which will form the basis for PET systems with unsurpassed imaging performance.
For this project we are looking for enthusiastic and creative young physicists who are motivated to push the limits in medical imaging instrumentation. You will be based at the section Radiation Detection & Medical imaging (RD&M) of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and you will work closely together with colleagues from other institutions involved in the project.
Applicants for the PhD and Postdoc positions need to have an MSc or PhD degree, respectively, in Physics or Applied Physics. We are looking for candidates with affinity for experimental physics, data acquisition, signal processing, Monte Carlo modeling, and system analysis. Experience in relevant areas of physics and technology, such as ionizing radiation physics, radiation detection technology, scintillator physics, electronics, etc., is a plus.
Good communication skills and excellent English are requested. You should possess a pro-active, independent, problem-solving, and result-oriented work attitude. Successful candidates will be expected to publish their results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and to participate actively in international conferences. PhD students must also write a PhD thesis.
To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter of application, a list of references, transcripts, a publications list, and an abstract of your MSc or PhD thesis, before March 1, 2011, to:
Mekelweg 15
NL-2629 JB Delft
The Netherlands
Web: www.rrr.tudelft.nl/rdm
Email: d.r.schaart@tudelft.nl
