Master Thesis - Unravelling the Cell-Electrode Interface

Your Job:

• Analyze and extract the gap between electrodes and cells from scanning electron microscope image stacks
  
• Extend and adapt a Finite-Element-Method simulation of the signal propagation from cell to electrode and compare it to experimental results
  
• Simulate the importance of nanoengineering electrode surfaces and its influence on signal shape and quality
  
• Potential lab work if interest in learning basics of cell culture and electrophysiology recordings

Your Profile:

• Bachelor degree in engineering or physics
  

You should ideally be:

• curious and willing to learn techniques outside of your comfort zone
  
• not afraid to take personal initiative
  
• proficient at communicating with scientist from other disciplines (explaining your expertise in simple terms to them)
  
• mastering Python at least at a basic level as lists, loops, basics of numpy, scipy, some understanding of classes. You will learn most of what you need on the job.
  
• able to communicate clearly in English
  

You are expected to work in a partnership with your supervisor, and not in a subordinate relationship. You should challenge, ask, have your own ideas, and use the opportunity to become an independent researcher.

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• You will be working at a key intersection between material engineering, biomedical engineering, and computer science which holds enormous potential to usher in a novel kind of electronic interface for cell tissues
  
• You will learn to defend your ideas, and gain self-confidence in your research abilities for your future career
  
• You will learn cutting-edge techniques in scientific computing
  

As far as work accomodation, the project is goal oriented. As long as you make progress and complete your tasks and maintain an open communication channel with your supervisor, you are free to organize your working hours and location as you see fit.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.