PhD position - Handheld optical skin perfusion imager

Faculty of Science & Technology

University of Twente

We invite you to apply if you are a physicist and/or physics oriented biomedical or electrical engineer (MSc) interested in developing a handheld optical skin perfusion imager, as a member of a team. The team will consist of physicists and/or physics oriented biomedical engineers, experts in image processing, and clinical researchers. They will work in a consortium consisting of the University of Twente (Biomedical Photonic Imaging, and Robotics and Mechatronics), Radboudumc (Department Dermatology), hospital ZGT (Wound Expertise Centre), Martini Hospital Groningen (Burn Centre), and high tech companies Demcon, Focal Vision and Optics, Quest Medical Imaging and Cinoptics.
You will work in the Biomedical Photonic Imaging group of the University of Twente. The perfusion imager to be developed is based on light scattering in tissue, the optical Doppler effect and the phenomenon of dynamic optical speckle. You will contribute to the project goals by using/adapting theories of these phenomena, performing simulations, optical experimenting, developing specifications for the final system design and quantitative validation of realised prototypes. Your will report on your research in papers in international scientific journals, and a PhD thesis.
Requirements
You have an MSc degree in (Applied) Physics, Biomedical Engineering or Electric Engineering, with a special interest in optics experimenting and simulation, and the application of light for biomedical purposes. Team working skills are essential.
Conditions of employment
We offer a very challenging position in an inspiring multidisciplinary and international environment. As a PhD candidate you will be offered a full-time (38 hours/week) position for four years, after which you should have completed your PhD thesis. After 6-9 months into the first contract year admission to years 2-4 is decided based on a qualifier exam. In accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, the gross monthly salary for a PhD increases from € 2.174,-- in the first year to € 2.779,-- gross per month in the final year, plus a holiday allowance (8%), an end-year bonus (8,3% of the annual salary) and a number of additional benefits. The University of Twente provides excellent campus facilities, and actively supports professional and personal development.
Employer
The University of Twente. We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which drives change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university in the Netherlands; divided over six faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. The University of Twente has a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out pioneering research.
Within the TNW Faculty (Faculty of Science & Technology) of the University of Twente some 700 staff members and 2000 students are involved in training and research on the interface of chemical technology, applied physics and biomedical technology. Fields of application include sustainable energy, process technology and materials science, nanotechnology and technical medicine. Research, which enjoys a high profile both at home and internationally, has been accommodated in the multidisciplinary research institutes MESA+ and MIRA. The faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders.

Funding information

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Open to applicants from a range of countries

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Information and application
Please contact Prof.dr. Wiendelt Steenbergen (w.steenbergen@utwente.nl) for more information.
Your application must be uploaded before the 1st of July via the link below. Do not apply by e-mail. Applications need to include a one-page motivation letter, a detailed CV (incl. obtained degrees and publications, if any), and contact details of at least 2 references.
You can apply for this opportunity using the application form on the AcademicTransfer website.

Application deadline:

1 July 2016