PhD Student (Physics, Optics, Engineering)

17 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

International Centre for Translational Eye Research / Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences

Research Field

Physics » Optics
Engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

10 May 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Negotiable

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

MCBO-2_4/2024

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
The International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) is a multi-investigator center for eye research as related to imaging and biochemical techniques to support advances in understanding the etiology and treatment of human blinding diseases. The new research agenda (carried under International Research Agenda’ project no. FENG.02.01-IP.05-T005/23) aims to develop new tools for safer and more effective surgical interventions, new therapies for eye diseases, and diagnostic methods to improve prognosis and restore vision. The main technology to be developed under this program will be a novel robotic system for delivering drugs to the eye and performing a tissue biopsy, in which a robotic system will assist the micromanipulation of the injection device with 3-D localized imaging.
Further information on the research priorities and current expertise of our Center can be found at http://www.icter.pl .

The PhD student will have a direct impact on lab development and its success in publishing in high impact factor journals. The person will be also responsible for performing dynamic research to create a competitive research group. The positions will be assigned to the Image-guided Devices for Ophthalmic Care (IDoc) group. Within ICTER, the IDoc Laboratory,  seeks to work on development and testing of multi-beams OCT for simultaneous probing of cornea deformation induced with non-contact stimulus. The system will allow for fast screening of early stage keratoconus.

On the other hand, The IDoc lab seeks to develop a novel platform for intraoperative ophthalmic OCT image guidance of robotic-aided treatments to fulfil unmet surgical needs in minimally invasive surgery on the eye (anterior and posterior pole). Novel IR shadowless optical sheathing for smart surgical instruments will be developed.

Requirements

Research Field

Physics » Optics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

1. Holds a Master’s in engineering, physics, or related fields

2. Background knowledge and documented hands-on experience in at least two of the following:

• Optical and optomechanical system design (e.g. Zemax, Solidworks)
• Micro-optics fabrication and probes
• Practical optical system and device construction and testing
• Image acquisition, processing and visualization (e.g. with LabView, MATLAB, Python)
• OCT, interferometry/holography, Fourier optics

3. Very good written and oral communication skills in English

4. High motivation, analytical skills, and independent thinking

5. Good interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team, collaborative attitude

6. A proactive approach to problem solving, achieving tasks and objectives in a timely manner

7. Eligibility for PhD studies in Poland with current enrolment is preferred

8. Confirmation of attendance at a Pd.D. school, in other cases the possibility of doing external Ph.D. studies

Specific Requirements

• Documented professional experience fitting the profile requirements
• Creativity measured by the quality and number of scientific publications, conference submissions/presentations in which the candidate is an author and patent applications/patents, if applicable
• Additional relevant courses or certificates

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits
1. Employment contract;
2. Opportunity to work in an innovative scientific environment;
3. International cooperation with experienced researchers;
4. Competitive salary.
Eligibility criteria

Required documents:

CV (including a list of projects/publications)

Scanned copy of the master's diploma

Cover letter

Name and addresses of two references

Selection process
Application deadline: 10th of May 2024
Successful candidates fulfilling the selection criteria and qualifications will be invited for an interview (which will most likely take place in person on Tuesday 14th of May). The competition results shall be announced by end of May 2024.
The competition may be extended until a suitable candidate who fulfills all requirements is found

The International Centre for Translational Eye Research (Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS) is committed to employment equality (esp. European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers) and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates fulfilling the requirements specified in this announcement.

Additional comments

Please submit the following documents to: [email protected]

Kindly specify in the application topic: MCBO-2_4/2024

Website for additional job details

https://icter.pl/careers/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

International Centre for Translational Eye Research

Country

Poland

State/Province

Mazowieckie

City

Warszawa

Postal Code

01-230

Street

Skierniewicka 10a

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Warsaw

Website

https://www.icter.pl

Street

Skierniewicka 10A

Postal Code

01-230

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED