The Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) is a non-university research institute under public law of the state of Berlin. ZIB conducts research and development in the field of information technology, applied mathematics, and computer science focusing on modeling, simulation and optimization with scientific cooperation partners from academia and industry.
The division Mathematics for Life and Materials Sciences is offering within the BMBF Research Network on Musculoskeletal Diseases a position as a
Student Assistant (f/m)
Reference code: SH 05/16
Research Topic
Analysis of a large set of medical image data with respect to the anatomy of the knee joint to determine the variation in shape of the knee bones and the joint space; determination of clusters of similar shapes to geometrically design a set of interpositional implants that fit a wide range of the osteoarthritic population; development of a prototype of an interactive, graphics-based 3d planning software that enables a surgeon to select a proper implant for an individual patient with gradual osteoarthritis.
Requirements
- Master student in computer sciences or mathematics
- Interest in application oriented research & development within the area of orthopedics
- Interest in computational geometry and multivariate data analysis
- Knowledge in object oriented software development and programming skills in C++
The opportunity for job training is given. The employment will be on the basis of the collective agreement for student employees (Tarifvertrag für studentische Mitarbeiter/innen) / with 60 hours per month and is initially limited to 18 months (with the option to be extended when the project will be renewed). A higher number of working hours would be possible on request.
Since ZIB is an equal opportunities employer, we kindly encourage female candidates to apply for this job offer.
Persons with disabilities will be given preference, when equally qualified.
Please send your application, quoting the reference code SH 05/16 including CV and all relevant documents until 15th of April, 2016 to
Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)
- Administration -
Takustr. 7
14195 Berlin
or electronically to: jobs@zib.de.
For more information about the field of work, please visit www.zib.de or contact Dr. Stefan Zachow (zachow@zib.de).