TRIUMF Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics STUDENT JOB PROGRAM Summer 2020 job posting Job number TR20-2-12 | ||
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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:
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)
Students within an university co-op program MUST apply for TRIUMF jobs through their university co-op education office.
No phone calls please. TRIUMF wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, and regrets that only those being considered will be contacted.
For more information, visit our web site http://www.triumf.ca |