Research Associate
(m/f/d) /
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d)

Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems
Remuneration EGR. 13  TV-L 
Start of employment earliest possible date
Application deadline October 31st 2024
Scope full time and for a maximum of four years

Our institute has a long standing track record developing AI methods for medicine. We are particularly interested in machine learning, medical robotics and navigation, image guidedance, and treatment planning. In this project with European partners we are developing sustainable AI methods for healthcare and will study approaches to optimize robot motion for cancer treatments and biopsies.

YOUR TASKS

• developing, planning and optimization methods for medical robots
  
• collaborating with partners from clinics, industry, and academia, with a focus on optimization and medical robotics
  
• systematic experimental evaluations, including with robots in lab and in clinical settings
  
• presentation of your results at top-tier international conferences and publication in high-ranking journals
  
• contributing to a new research center on AI in healthcare
  

YOUR PROFILE

Requirements

• Master’s degree with excellent grades, in particular in the subject computer science, engineering, applied math, or related fields
  
  

Required knowledge and personal skills

• very good programming skills, particularly in C++ and Python, Java is a strong plus
  
• excellent knowledge of optimization methods and recent machine learning methods and frameworks
  
• experience with robotics or signal and image processing methods is a strong plus
• excellent English language and scientific writing skills are required (C2, native), German is a plus
  

OUR OFFER

•  the opportunity to obtain a PhD (outside of contract)
  
• a fully paid research position in an EU funded project with international partners
  
• you will be part of an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with academic and clinical partners
  
• work on state of the art methods with a meaningful purpose
  
• a competitive salary (E-13) and 30 days of paid vacation

At the heart of TU Hamburg’s research, teaching and transfer of technology is the guiding principle of developing technology for people. The TU Hamburg sees itself in this context as a family-friendly and sustainable university with high performance and quality standards that strives for excellence in all its research fields. Interdisciplinarity, innovation, regionality and internationality are binding principles in our actions.

With currently around 8.000 students, 110 professors and 1.650 employees, the TU Hamburg is characterised by short decision-making processes and close cooperation between the board, the institutes, the deans of studies, the research areas and the administration. We identify ourselves with a modern leadership culture and cultivate appreciative interaction.

For further information please contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schlaefer, Tel.-Nr.+49 40 428 78 30 50, Email: schlaefer@tuhh.de