TRIUMF
Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
STUDENT JOB PROGRAM
Summer 2020 job posting
Job number TR20-2-12

Position Title:

Medical target research assistant 

Name of Project:

Medical target development 

Overview:

The smallest cyclotron at TRIUMF produces medical isotopes for imaging and diagnostics which are used by the BC Cancer Agency and the Parkinson Research Center in the diagnosis of patients and to better understand the disease. In our group we strive to improve how we make the isotopes to produce them more efficiently. We also are interested in new ways of producing established isotopes and exploring the production of new isotopes. In this project, we are incorporating optical fibers into a target design, to better monitor and control the irradiation and isotope production.

Duties:

The successful candidate will assist in target research, including commissioning, testing and characterizing of a prototype of a new target design. A proof-of-principle design already exists and the successful candidate will work towards a functioning prototype. If the design is successful, he/she will be involved in publishing the results.

Skills learned during this work experience:

Basic knowledge in medical physics will we acquired. Mechanical skills, drawing skills, electronic skills, design skills, and project management skills will be improved or learned.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will assist in target research, including commissioning, testing and characterizing of a prototype of a new target design. This includes drawings for manufacturing, interfacing with the TRIUMF machine shop, assembling and testing the prototype, and developing an interface to collect data. Also of importance is the dissemination of the design and the results in reports, presentations, and if successful, in a scientific publication.

Shiftwork required:

No

Period of work:

May - Aug 2020 with possible 4-month extension  
Salary is commensurate with academic progress and previous relevant work experience, and ranges from $ 2080 to $ 2800 per month plus 4% vacation pay.
TRIUMF pays round-trip airfare (this does not apply to Vancouver/Victoria students); for Vancouver Island students, TRIUMF will pay ferry costs.

TRIUMF is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all qualified undergraduate students as defined below:

  • Canadian undergraduate students or Canadian Permanent Resident undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited post secondary institution in Canada (or outside Canada) who are studying in a vocational or professional training program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.
  • Foreign full-time undergraduate students currently enrolled at a designated learning institution at the post-secondary level, and who are studying in an academic, vocational or professional training program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate that is at least six months in duration, and who have a valid Canadian study permit which allows for employment off-campus, and who have applied for a Social Insurance Number
  • Foreign undergraduate students enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program of study abroad who have accepted, or are in the process of accepting, an "Invitation to Apply" for a work permit under the International Experience Canada (IEC) program http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/apply.asp

Applications must be received at TRIUMF by 4:00pm Pacific time on 2020-01-26.

To apply for any of the job postings, you must submit one application for each and every job for which you wish to be considered. Please combine all documents into one PDF for each job. All applications can be attached to one email in PDF format. Please do not send electronic documents in formats other than PDF. Please save the PDF as lastname-job number (eg Smith-15.pdf)

    An application consists of a:
  • Covering letter
  • Resume
  • Transcript of all post secondary grades (unofficial copies are accepted)
  • in addition, an online application form must be filled out for each job
    Applications must also clearly indicate:
  • The number of academic terms completed (i.e. terms, semesters, or quarters)
  • The number of work terms completed (or the equivalent)
  • The TRIUMF Job Number must be clearly stated in the covering letter

Students within an university co-op program MUST apply for TRIUMF jobs through their university co-op education office.

Email to:

student@triumf.ca

Mail to:

TRIUMF Student Program
Job Number TR20-2-12
4004 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 2A3

No phone calls please. TRIUMF wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, and regrets that only those being considered will be contacted.

TRIUMF is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia.
For more information, visit our web site
http://www.triumf.ca