Research Scientist in Photopharmacology

Do you wish to join an exciting multidisciplinary research project in photopharmacology and make a transformative difference in healthcare? Then, join the team of Prof. dr. ir. Charalampos Tsoumpas, Dr. Peter Dendooven and Prof. Wiktor Szymanski who are members of a recently awarded research program (total amount over €18M) generously funded by the Ubbo Emmius Fonds led by the Health Technology Research and Innovation Cluster to work together for resolving major challenges in the field of healthcare. What will you do You will play a key role in executing a highly innovative research activity in the field of photopharmacology and contribute significantly to the supervision of several bachelor, and master students. You will work on the development of novel approaches to translate, make more efficient and optimise photopharmacology by using external radiation (e.g. X-rays) and nanoscintillators. Your work is expected to lead to conference presentations, peer-reviewed journal articles, open-source software, international patent applications and eventually clinical products. Furthermore, you will receive mentorship and support to attract research funding to build your own research team on this topic.

You should be a creative and passionate researcher with a PhD degree in Physics, Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or similar preferably with up to two years post-doctorate experience. Relevant research experience will be an asset. Excellent communication skills (in English) and an innovative mindset are essential. Excellent knowledge of Monte Carlo simulations using Geant4 is a big advantage and strong programming skills for efficient data processing (e.g. Python or Matlab) will be very useful. Ability to perform experiments will be considered a plus.