TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
TU Delft is the foremost research university in the Netherlands for science and engineering. It is consistently ranked within the top 20 in the Times Higher Education world ranking of science and technology universities.
Faculty of Applied Sciences, TU Delft
The Faculty of Applied Sciences is the largest faculty at TU Delft and is equipped with advanced laboratory and experimental facilities. It has more than 200 academic members of staff and more than 400 post-doctoral researchers and PhD students from all over the world. Many of the members of academic staff are prize-winning scientists and engineers internationally known in their fields of research. The working language in post-graduate education and research is English.
PhD Ultra-High Resolution Molecular Imaging Technology
Description:
PhD funded position
Molecular imaging (SPECT and PET) are revolutionizing research and clinical diagnosis. Our group will develop a hybrid PET/SPECT scanner for biomedical research with unsurpassed spatial resolution which will open up many new applications for R&D (finding new cures for diseases like cancer). Candidates will participate in experimental research, electronics, computational physics, and mechanical design, which is expected to lead to another award-winning molecular imaging device. Topics include research on new high-resolution detectors for the hybrid system, testing of different collimator designs, computer simulations to predict and optimize the system’s performance, the development of read-out electronics, advanced system calibration procedures and the development of image reconstruction software.
Decsription of department and group The Department of Radiation, Radionuclides and Reactors (http://www.rrr.tudelft.nl/) is located in the Reactor Institute Delft (RID). The department’s common focus is nuclear radiation and reactions. Although its areas of interest are varied, from materials, sensors and instrumentation, to energy, sustainable production and health, all the department’s research is related to radiation in some way. In experimental research, extensive use is made of the research facilities of the Reactor Institute Delft as well as of large, international research facilities.
The Radiation, Detection & Medical Imaging (RD&M) section conducts intensive research in the following areas: 1) Biomedical Imaging Systems (IS) that make use of ionizing radiation, e.g. Positron Emission Computed Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), X-ray CT and hybrid imaging systems; 2) Detector technology with a focus on innovative sensors for X-ray and gamma-ray detection for biomedical imaging. Our specialty is scintillation detectors. 3) Luminescent materials (e.g. scintillators and phosphors).
To apply:
Please apply by using this on-line application:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA9/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=FOAS&cws=14&rid=40
If you have questions about the on-line application, please contact phd-tnw@tudelft.nl
