Scientific Employee (F/M/D) Head of the XRCT Laboratory

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden‑Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

At the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), innovative technologies for a sustainable Circular Economy for minerals and metalliferous resources are developed to provide and use mineral and metal-bearing raw materials more efficiently and to recycle them in an environmentally friendly way.

Detailed information can be found here: www.hzdr.de.

The Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF) is looking for a

Scientific Employee (F/M/D) Head of the XRCT Laboratory

The position will be available from 1 April 2025. The employment contract is limited until 31 March 2027. The place of work is Freiberg. The working time amounts to 39 h/week.

Your tasks:

• Management of the X-Ray Computed Tomography Laboratory at HIF;
• Supervision and operation of the X-Ray CT scanner CoreTom equipped with a spectral detector;
• Supervision and implementation of image processing;
• Development of the automated and standardized workflows established at the HIF;
• Supervision and guidance of students, employees and guest scientists;
• Close interdisciplinary cooperation with the other laboratories in the analytical department and with all other departments at the HIF;
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present research results at conferences;
• Preparation of funding applications for the technical and instrumental expansion and the further development of methods and software packages.

Your Profile:

• Completed PhD in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Geoscience, or related;
• Practical experience in the operation of a CT scanner;
• Experience with 3D image analysis, including advanced segmentation techniques using deep learning;
• A publication record of research based on CT is advantageous;
• Furthermore, we expect the successful applicant to have a keen interest in REM‑based 2D image analysis in order to develop correlative links between the two techniques;
• Good communication skills and team player;
• Ability to provide professional guidance and motivation to team members;
• Fluent in spoken and written English;
• Knowledge of German is not a requirement, but learning German will be an advantage in the long‑term;
• Working knowledge of Avizo, Dragonfly, Python or Open Source image analysis software.

Our Offer:

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment;
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities;
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL);
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours;
• Numerous company health management offerings;
• Employee discounts with well‑known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits;
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket".

Please do not hesitate applying because you do not meet one or some of our requirements. Rather apply and give us a chance to get to know you! We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/​transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online application system.

At HZDR, we promote and value diversity among our employees. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of gender, ethnic and social origin, belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.

Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf
Bautzner Landstraße 400
01328 Dresden

For any questions, do not hesitate to ask:
Dr. Axel Renno
Tel.: +49 351 260‑4755

Job-ID:
2024/186

Deadline:
3 February 2025