Research and Development Physicist - Medical radiation detection and analytics

at  University of York

DEPARTMENT AND INDUSTRY PARTNER

The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology brings physicists and engineers together to push the frontiers of knowledge, foster innovation and meet the grand challenges facing society. Our aim is to deliver world-leading research in both fundamental and applied areas whilst developing new technologies that work for the public good, in an environment where everyone can thrive.
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For this Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), you will work with the Nuclear Physics Group at York and be based at the LabLogic Group. Based in Sheffield, LabLogic is a leading supplier and manufacturer of instrumentation and software and have over 40 years’ experience and expertise in providing radiation detection solutions within highly regulated environments.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION NEEDED:

Qualification through: Undergraduate degree in Physical Sciences or Engineering.
Knowledge of ionising radiation and decays; experimental and data-analytic techniques; and medical physics or engineering.
Skills, abilities and competencies: communicate to a high standard, both technical writing and across audiences; active in developing positive working relationships; flexibility under pressure, adapting to changing needs; a proactive approach to problem-solving; rapid acquiring of skills and knowledge; and excellence in project delivery as part of a team.
Experience: of carrying out both independent and collaborative work.
Personal attributes include: attention to detail; commitment to high quality; proactive and positive collaboration, including external and interdisciplinary; initiative to plan, prioritise, meet deadlines, and lead new developments; and commitment to personal, knowledge, and skills development.
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: Dr Christian Diget christian.diget@york.ac.uk, Dr Tom Deakin tdeakin@lablogic.com, or Simone Quinn pet-hr@york.ac.uk.
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

Targeted alpha therapy and theranostics have great potential to become the latest step-change in the nuclear medicine sector, enabling parallel diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities for cancer treatment. The KTP project aims to develop instrumentation and measurement protocols for quality control (QC) procedures of alpha-radiolabelled theranostic compounds used for medical diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications.