Postdoc on Holland Hybrid Heart Consortium

Erasmus MC (University Medical Center Rotterdam), Netherlands

Updated: 3 months ago
Deadline: 12 Feb 2024

31 Jan 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Erasmus MC (University Medical Center Rotterdam)
Research Field

Medical sciences
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country

Netherlands
Application Deadline

12 Feb 2024 - 23:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Not Applicable
Hours Per Week

36.0
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Holland Hybrid Heart (HHH) consortium aims to do the necessary fundamental research up until the animal trials to produce an artificial heart. The goals for this heart will be that it will be pliable, has a pulsatile flow and has a tissue-engineered lining wherever human blood touches that heart. Our consortium acknowledges that this project will only be successful if we can unlock the brains and talents of our researchers. We therefore organize ourselves into research teams that aim to accomplish clear, identifiable but challenging goals.

Twice a year the entire group convenes for the Integration week. A week in which we attempt to put together everything we have built. During these weeks we hope to fail a lot, learn a lot, have a lot of fun together and make plans for the next half year.

Our goals are to develop the HHH prototype based on existing knowledge and developments. The prototype must contain two ventricles including artificial valves, that work in a pulsatile manner. Main challenges will be:

  • Design and fabrication of the prototypes.
  • Think along an active or passive balancing mechanism and its implementation to the prototype and follow-up evaluations towards validation and further optimizations.
  • Energy efficiency.
  • Size minimization.
  • Develop a platform for testing different prototypes which facilitate and speed up experiments.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

You must have a bachelor and master degree’s in Biomechanics (experienced in fluid mechanics and/or implantable devices), Biomedical Engineering (familiar with heart mechanics and cardiovascular system of human body), Mechanical Engineering (fluid mechanics), Medicine, (Soft) Robotics or any related fields. We expect you to have/be:

  • Affinity with the cardiovascular system and heart mechanics.
  • Skilled in hands-on and practical projects.
  • Eager to face and tackle unknown challenges that may rise up any time during the project.
  • Able to work within a multidisciplinary consortium which needs high skills of communication and sharing knowledge.
  • Creative! Creativity is the key to reach our goal. You must be creative to come up with innovative idea, and more significant, brave enough to implement and assess their idea.

Additional Information
Benefits
  • You will receive a contract for 4 years.
  • The gross monthly salary amounts a maximum of € 7.570,- (scale 13), depending on your level of education and relevant experience, based on a full-time working week of 36 hours.
  • Excellent fringe benefits, such as a 13th month that is already paid out in November and a individual travel expense package.
  • Pension insurance with ABP. We take care of approximately 2/3 of the monthly contribution.
  • Special benefits, such as a incompany physiotherapist and bicycle repairer. And there is also a gym where you can work on your fitness after work.

Selection process

For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Jolanda Kluin, Head of department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, [email protected] .

If you are excited by the thought of this position and would like to apply, please do so by using the application form on our website.


Additional comments

For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Jolanda Kluin, Head of department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, [email protected] .

If you are excited by the thought of this position and would like to apply, please do so by using the application form on our website.


Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/337190/

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Erasmus MC
Country
Netherlands
City
Rotterdam
Postal Code
3015 GD
Street
Dr. Molewaterplein 40

Where to apply
Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/337190/postdoc-on-holland-hybrid-heart-cons…

Contact
City

Rotterdam
Website

http://www.erasmusmc.nl/
Street

Dr. Molewaterplein 40
Postal Code

3015 GD

STATUS: EXPIRED

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