Organisation/Company: Università di Pavia
Research Field: Physics
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)
Country: Italy
Application Deadline: 30 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)
Type of Contract: To be defined
Job Status: Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The aim of the project is to develop a SPECT prototype for real-time monitoring of the therapeutic dose delivered by the capture reactions on 10B in BNCT. The technology on which the research focuses is that of inorganic scintillators (LaBr3) coupled with SiPM. The research grant activities will concern:
1. Implementation of Monte Carlo simulations and preliminary tests of the prototypes at the neutron facilities of the LENA reactor of the University of Pavia;
2. Comparison both through Monte Carlo simulations and experiments at LENA of the LaBr3+SiPM technology vs the CdZnTe (CZT) solid state technology;
3. Evaluation through Monte Carlo simulations in Geant4 of the possible advantages of a Compton Camera system compared to the SPECT approach, mainly using CZT technology;
4. Support in the communication and dissemination activities of the PRIN PNRR 2022 PNRR project – F53D23008540001 – P2022MENMM_002.
The public call with detailed attendance and selection rules (Art 4 and 6) can be found at: http://www-assegni.unipv.it/bandi-dipartimenti-tipo-b/
Main Requirements
1. Degree (with a course duration of not less than 4 years) or post-graduate degrees awarded by Italian or foreign Universities recognized as equivalent.
2. Scientific or professional curriculum suitable for conducting the research activity.
3. If available, any Ph.D. title.
Further Specific Assessable Qualifications
1. Proven research activity using Monte Carlo simulation codes, in particular Geant4, to develop detectors of ionizing radiations.
2. Scientific publications related to the research activity of the call.
Selection Process
The application for admission to the selection procedure must be submitted electronically by visiting the following web page: https://pica.cineca.it/unipv. The selection of candidates is carried out on the basis of qualifications, project, and interview, supplemented by a test of knowledge of the foreign language.
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