Recruitment no. 60/2021 – Post – doc position (# of pos: 2)

We encourage applicants for Post – doc position in the Physical Optics and Biophotonics Group (POB ) at Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS, Warsaw, Poland. The position is a part of the DAINA 2 „Objętościowa rekonstrukcja obrazowa z filtracją nadmiarowej informacji fazowej” project nr 2020/38/L/ST2/00556

The aim of this project is to introduce and experimentally verify the authors’ original description of physical processes related to the influence of light with partial spatial coherence on image reconstruction in the presence of optical heterogeneity. The proposed research works will allow for better understanding of physical and technical limitations for the case of imaging with partially spatially coherent light in systems with phase-sensitive (interferometric or holographic) detection.

In this fundamental research program, we would like to solve one of the most basic problems of optics, which is in-vivo microscopic imaging in biological samples. The objective of this project is to broaden our knowledge about the image formation process in the presence of highly scattering media.

The leading hypothesis in this project is the assumption that it is possible to introduce spatial modulation of the phase of spatially coherent light in a controlled way so as to achieve noninvasive three dimensional imaging reconstruction with quality of cross-sectional images comparable to that obtained by microscopy with spatially incoherent light.

We are looking for a person with at least 4 years of experience in optical laboratory lab environment (e.g. proper handling of bulk and fiber optical components), especially in creating and designing complex optical imaging setups. Successful candidate will also produce and maintain prototype software for control of peripheral equipment, data acquisition and data processing.

Responsibilities:

• Construction, rearranging and examination of optical setups;
• Measurement data analysis
• Maintenance of software developed for measuring stands and prototype instruments
• Automation of iterative computational adaptive optics,
• Preparing of training datasets and develop neural networks for computational aberration correction,
• Combining and applying computational aberration correction with dynamic light modulation,
• Presenting progress on conferences, internal group meetings, and seminars.
• Data analysis, writing reports and scientific publications
• Cooperation with researchers, including communication with English-speaking colleagues