• You hold a PhD degree in engineering, physics, or a related field, such as medical imaging or biomedical engineering.
• You have experience with diagnostic (imaging) or therapeutic (stimulation) applications of ultrasound.
• You have experience with non-invasive brain stimulation, focused ultrasound, or therapeutic applications of ultrasound, or the ability and motivation to quickly gain this experience.
• You have experience with measurement of ultrasound fields and transducer characterisation.
• You are enthusiastic about being part of a team advancing focused ultrasound research and applications.
• You enjoy solving (technical) problems and overcoming challenges.
• You think proactively, not waiting for problems to arise.
• You enjoy working closely with people, including students, researchers, technical staff, and clinicians, and you are committed to helping others.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex or technical information to a range of audiences.
• You have an excellent command of English.

Fixed-term contract: 2 years, possibly longer.

• It concerns an employment for 0.8 - 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €3,974 and a maximum of €5,439 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 11).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a temporary assignment for 2 years, possibly longer.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour is a world-class interfaculty research centre, that houses more than 700 researchers devoted to understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of the human mind. Research at the Donders Institute is focused around four themes: 1. Language and communication, 2. Perception, action and decision-making, 3. Development and lifelong plasticity, 4. Natural computing and neurotechnology. Excellent, state-of-the-art research facilities are available for the broad range of neuroscience research that is being conducted at the Donders Institute. The Donders Institute has been assessed by an international evaluation committee as 'excellent' and recognised as a 'very stimulating environment for top researchers, as well as for young talent'. The Donders Institute fosters a collaborative, multidisciplinary, supportive research environment with a diverse international staff. English is the lingua franca at the Institute.

You will join the FUS Initiative staff and work closely with the technical support group of the Faculty of Science, and with the technical groups of other research centres. 

Radboud University
We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. This is what unites the more than 24,000 students and 5,600 employees at Radboud University. And this requires even more talent, collaboration and lifelong learning. You have a part to play!

For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Mieke van Holstein, project leader FUS initiative at 06 31 13 29 42 or mieke.vanholstein@ru.nl. Alternatively, you can contact Dr. Lennart Verhagen, Associate professor at lennart.verhagen@donders.ru.nl.