Associate/Full Professor Radiation Biophysics

Challenge: Measuring and understanding the effects of ionising radiation on tissue

Change: Dosimetry and biology for therapy and radiation protection.

Impact: Driving the safety of nuclear technology

The effects of ionising radiation on human tissue can be damaging or therapeutic. How do different types and combinations of radiation and the protracted low-dose or therapeutic high-dose exposure interact with human tissue? As a Professor at TU Delft Radiation Science & Technology (RST) you will advance the understanding of ionising radiation in nuclear technology and medical applications. Would you like to play a leading role in the field of radiation dosimetry and radiation health physics, and strengthen the nuclear community in the Netherlands? Join us as an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, depending on your experience.

Combining radiation dosimetry and biology, you will develop research for which you will work closely with our medical partners at HollandPTC and university hospitals. To realize your vision, you will write research proposals, attract funding and build your team of PhD students and postdocs, whom you’ll supervise to completion. In addition, you will develop educational programmes, teach Bachelor and Master students and support them with experiments and analysis. And as TU Delft is the leading centre in the Netherlands for radiation protection and radiological health physics education, you will be responsible for the highest level of expertise in these fields, and educate our teachers accordingly.

As you establish your authority in this field, you will connect the communities of industrial and healthcare radiation experts. Sharing your knowledge, you will represent the Netherlands at leading conferences and in international committees. At RST you will join our driven team of researchers, technicians and PhD students working in the fields of radionuclide therapy, proton therapy or biomedical imaging. We offer you a friendly, collaborative and supportive environment. Welcoming your ideas, we help you evolve and grow your academic career.

You thrive on taking the lead in and developing groundbreaking interdisciplinary research, driving health and safety in the field of radiation technologies. Harnessing your communication skills, you convince stakeholders of your research proposals, successfully attract funding and grants, and build relevant networks. And as you’ll be contributing to world-class education, you enjoy teaching international students as well as university teachers. You also have:

• A PhD in (Applied) Physics or Chemistry or another relevant discipline.
• A track record in biophysics, reflected by publications in relevant scientific journals.
• Experimental as well as theoretical experience of radiation biophysics and a keen interest in other disciplines that are crucial to your interdisciplinary research.
• A University Teaching Qualification, or, if you join us at Assistant Professor level, the willingness to develop your teaching competencies as part of your personal development programme.
• A good command of spoken and written English, as you’ll be working in an internationally diverse community. And a good command of Dutch, or the willingness to learn the language, as TU Delft is a bilingual organisation.
• A good command of spoken and written English, as you’ll be working in an internationally diverse community. And a good command of Dutch, or the willingness to learn the language, as TU Delft is a bilingual organisation.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

For international applicants we offer the Coming to Delft Service and Partner Career Advice to assist you with your relocation. An International Children's Centre offers childcare and there is an international primary school.
Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. We expect you to obtain a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) within three years if you have less than five years of teaching experience. This is provided by the TU Delft UTQ programme.

TU Delft sets high standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. If you do not speak Dutch, we offer courses to learn the Dutch language.

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

With more than 1,000 employees, including 135 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,400 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we train students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground-breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers and science communicators.

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The department of Radiation Science & Technology has unique expertise in using ionizing radiation such as positrons and neutrons for research and education. We have direct access to our 2.3 MW nuclear research reactor equipped with  advanced beam-line instruments, irradiation facilities and radiological laboratories, and to the Holland Particle Therapy Center including the proton beam research bunker. Our research focuses on materials science with emphasis on energy conversion and storage, health technology for imaging and diagnostics, radionuclide therapy and proton therapy. Innovative and sustainable nuclear energy is part of our portfolio as well. The department provides education to students in the fields of physics, chemistry and biomedical sciences.  It counts about 20 PI’s, 20 support staff and 70 PhD students and postdocs.

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply before 1-4-2023 via the application button and upload your motivation, CV and your research and teaching vision.

• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• Applying for an exemption for specific research and educational areas is an obligatory part of the selection procedure for this vacancy. This exemption must be obtained from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) before an employment contract is agreed upon. Click here for more information.
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