Part-time Assistant in RF Engineering - DTU Health Tech

We are seeking a highly organized and self-motivated part-time assistant to support our work in multinuclear coil characterization, design, and development. Your role will include helping to build and optimize new coil designs, as well as repairing and refining existing systems to ensure robust performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research in multinuclear MR RF engineering, focusing on coil design, hardware development, and system repair.
• Assist in the design and optimization of multinuclear RF coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems.
• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams of scientists.

Qualifications

• Hands-on laboratory experience with constructing and testing coil electronics.
• Proven expertise in designing and building low-gamma nuclei coils.
• Familiarity with registering coils on GE scanners.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, demonstrated through research meeting presentations or similar experiences.
• Proficiency with simulation tools such as CST and ADS.
• Experience with programming and controlling instruments using MATLAB and LabVIEW.
• Excellent English writing and verbal communication skills.
• BSc. In Electrical Technology.

What You Will Gain

• Hands-on experience with cutting-edge RF engineering technologies and methodologies in a research-focused environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to real-world projects, including the design, testing, and optimization of advanced multinuclear RF coils.
• Collaboration with a team of experienced scientists, providing a unique interdisciplinary learning experience.
• A platform to enhance your technical skills and build a strong foundation in MR RF engineering, valuable for academic and industry careers.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). 

Working hours are on average 10 hours per week. Starting date is 1 February 2025 (or according to mutual agreement).

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 12 December 2024 (23:59 Danish time) . Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application and CV. In the application, we would like to hear a little about you, your competencies and why you are applying for the position.

If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Associate professor Mathilde Hauge Lerche, mhauler@dtu.dk , +45 5362 4555. 

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

DTU Health Tech
With a vision to improve health and quality of life through technology, DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation based on technical and natural science. We educate tomorrow’s health tech engineers and create the foundation for new and innovative services and technologies for the globally expanding healthcare sector with its demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech’s expertise can be described through five overall research areas: Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Health, Personalised Therapy, Precision Diagnostics, and Sensory and Neural Technology. Our technologies and solutions are developed with the aim of benefiting people and creating value for society. The department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 140 PhD Students, and a technical/administrative support staff of about 100 persons of which a large majority contributes to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.