Aarhus University Hospital is inviting for applications for a 3-year research position as medical physicist and enrollment in the PhD programme at Aarhus University in Denmark. The position is full time.
Job description:
The research project will be within image guided photon and proton radiotherapy focusing on margins and adaptive radiotherapy. The project will be carried out in an international clinical study environment. The international study on MRI guided brachytherapy (EMBRACE) has been recruiting >1200 patients from 37 clinical departments in Europe, North America and Asia. The next generation of EMBRACE (the EMBRACE II study) will be launched in autumn 2015. The EMBRACE II study will implement advanced image guided external beam radiotherapy in a multicenter setting. The PhD student will be connected to the EMBRACE study group and will participate in multicenter implementation of advanced image guidance as well as quality assessment.
Qualifications: The applicant must have
- Master degree in physics
- Research interests and ambitions for excellence in medical physics
- Fluency in English (oral and written)
- Analytical skills and ability to work independently on a project basis
- Good IT skills and preparedness to work with processing of medical images
- Good communication skills relevant for working in an international research and study group
About Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital:
Department of Oncology has 12 linear accelerators, 3 brachytherapy afterloaders as well as CT-, PET/CT-
and MR scanners dedicated for radiotherapy. A proton facility is being established and is expected to start patient treatment in 2018. The department has well established research activities in radiation oncology bridging translational and clinical research. More than 30 PhD students and more than 10 senior full time researchers are working in an inspiring environment. Aarhus University has a PhD programme at Faculty of Health including research schools including Oncology. Department of Oncology has a well recognised international profile within image guided radiotherapy in cervix cancer, in particular with MRI guided brachytherapy. The multidisciplinary research group is coordinated by Prof. Kari Tanderup, and includes currently 4 full time Phd students and 10 clinical researchers. Kari Tanderup is chairing the GEC ESTRO gyn working group and coordinates the EMBRACE study (www.embracestudy.dk) together with Medical University of Vienna.
Closing date for applications: May 15, 2015
Please submit application and CV by email to Prof Kari Tanderup, karitand@rm.dk (contact telephone: +45 26616084).