Das ist der Job
We investigate how cancer develops, identify cancer risk factors and search for new cancer prevention strategies.
Darum lohnt es sich
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is one of Europe's largest cancer research centers. «Research for a life without cancer" is the mission of our world-class scientists and all our team members. We develop new methods with which tumors can be diagnosed more precisely and cancer patients can be treated more successfully.
Every contribution counts - whether in research, administration or infrastructure. This is what makes our daily work so meaningful and exciting.
As a core partner in Helmholtz Imaging (HI) , the German Cancer Research Center is committed to advancing imaging science and technology across all scales, modalities, and scientific domains together with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC, Berlin), the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ, Leipzig), and the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY, Hamburg).
By fostering collaboration between methodological experts and domain scientists, HI develops innovative AI-powered solutions, reusable software tools, and community resources that accelerate scientific discovery throughout the Helmholtz Association.
Within HI, the Applied Computer Vision Lab (ACVL) at DKFZ develops state-of-the-art methods for image analysis and machine learning, supports researchers in the development of custom AI-powered solutions, and promotes robust evaluati