Open Position Research Position in the Applied Physics Group

About IFAE

The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is a public consortium of Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, a public university) whose main goal is to carry out research and to contribute to the development of high energy physics from a theoretical, experimental and technological point of view. IFAE has the status of a “University Institute" attached to UAB and its premises are within the campus of the university.

About the Medical Physics Group

The Medical Physics Group at IFAE is focused on the development of detector technologies for ionizing radiation. For the last 30 years, it has been working on the application of novel pixel detector technologies for X-ray, PET, and SPECT through European (ERC) and national funded projects. Since the advent of Timepix2, IFAE is part of the Medipix Collaboration at CERN and has actively contributed to the development of both Medipix3 and Medipix4/Timepix4 chips. The IFAE Medical group is presently collaborating with the nearby Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) within the SOFTPIX project. A project that aims at building an innovative detector for soft-x rays combining the capabilities of the Timepix4 chip and the novel Low Gain Avalanche Detector (LGAD) technologies developed at IMB-CNM. Moreover, IFAE has direct access to the cutting-edge technology developed in international fundamental physics research collaborations such as ATLAS, K2K, and CTA, fully available in-house resources for the integration of high-density pixel detectors, and a team of engineers that provides a unique environment to carry out ambitious projects in this field.

Required skills and evaluation criteria.

The successful candidate is expected to have:

• Knowledge of Linux and strong programming skills.
• Experience in data analysis with several frameworks, such as ROOT, python or C++
• Ability to implement advanced algorithms for image reconstruction
• Excellent English communication skills

The candidate should be organized and creative so she/he can find ways to propose solutions to the problems of the software design, be flexible to accommodate changes, willing to learn new skills when needed, have hands-on attitude, and able to work in an international environment. The evaluation criteria and the weighting for the submitted applications will be the following:

• Profile matching: 60 points.
• Experience in similar research centres: 30 points.
• Candidate’s motivation: 10 points.

What will be your role?

The selected candidate will contribute with the data analysis and image reconstruction efforts of the medical physics group in the area of nuclear medicine.

Offered contract:

One full-time (40 hours per week) position as a “Tècnic” as defined within the IFAE professional categories. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications within the corresponding category range. Flexible schedule.

###Application and Selection process: Applications should be submitted to Dr. Ariño Estrada (garino@ifae.es ) stating the job reference (IFAE2024/07_TECNIC_MPG) as the Subject of the message. The mail should include a cover letter and an updated CV. Sending CVs to the above address implies consent to the IFAE’s legal warning on data privacy . The application must contain a personal identification number (DNI, NIE or passport) in order to proceed to the verification of absence of conflict of interest required by Recovery and Resilience Mechanism of the Spanish Government. IFAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace and social integration of people with a disability. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. People from groups that are typically underrepresented in the labour market in general and in Science and Engineering in particular, such as women, minorities, or people with a disability, are particularly encouraged to apply. You may contact garino@ifae.es for any questions related to this job opening. Applications will be reviewed in a rolling basis. A Selection Committee will evaluate the received applications. If more than one candidate seems equally suitable for the position, the Selection Committee will arrange an on-line interview with each one of them as part of the Selection process. In compliance with article 121 of the Spanish Public Sector Legal Regime Act, staff with a pre-existing relationship with the Consortium administration (Generalitat de Catalunya and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) will have priority in the awarding of the position.

Funding Statement

This contract is funded by the ATRAE 2023 from the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.