Eth - Roche Postdoc in Optical Liquid Biopsy - Zurich, Schweiz - ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Zurich, Schweiz

vor 4 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

ETH - Roche Postdoc in optical liquid biopsy:

100%, Zurich, fixed-term:

The highly competitive Bio-Engineering Systems for Therapeutics (BEST) postdoc program, part of the Next-gen Bioengineers initiative, is jointly run by the ETH Zurich and the Roche Pharma Research and Early Development.

The program focuses on developing new tools and methods to resolve existing problems and coming up with solutions for future challenges in medical translation and therapeutics.

The group

In the Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory (NSL) integrates the latest advances in Photonics with fundamental Physics, Biology, and Engineering to address scientific and technological challenges over a wide spectrum of fields.

Project background:

Organ-on-chips (OOC) have become a promising approach to developing predictive human models outside the body.

One of the unmet goals in OOC development is the lack of real-time monitoring of the model system to capture its maturation, as well as study its response dynamics to stimuli - a critical step for drug discovery, evaluation, and translatability.

Job description:

In close collaboration with multidisciplinary experts you will develop a high throughput molecular profiling assay against disease biomarkers.

You will also design and fabricate microfluidic chips on which the molecular fingering assay will run and integrate all these components into a dedicated optofluidic detection platform that enables continuous monitoring.

You will then validate the platform against state-of-the-art technologies are essential parts of the project.

Finally, you will take the first steps, in collaboration with Roche, to understand the development of disease pathologies from an OOC disease model system.

Throughout the project, you will document all activities in an electronic laboratory notebook.

Your profile:

PhD degree in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, or Biomedical/Electrical engineering
Experience with microfluidics, singlemolecule microscopy, immunoassays or labelfree biosensing
Experience in computer programming or computer vision is a plus
Excited about interdisciplinary research in a highly multidisciplinary and international team
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Eager to learn new concepts and to closely collaborate with our Roche partners
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team with other researchers

We offer:

Exciting and highly innovative and collaborative research within the framework of _Engineering Translational Medicine_
Cosupervision by ETH Zurich and Roche principal investigators
Full access to the facilities and expertise at the campuses of Roche and ETH Zurich
Support programme benefits (networking, career development)
Regular seminars and joint symposia at ETH Zurich and Roche
Fully funded fellowship for 2 years

We value diversity:

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture.

We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected.

Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish.

Curious? So are we
:

A letter of motivation
CV including a list of publications
Brief statement of research interests (1500 chars)
2 letters of recommendation
Copy of your original doctoral degree certificate

Further information about [
the
Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory (
NSL) at ETH Zurich
] and [the division of ophthalmology at Roche pRED**] can be found on the websites: Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory and Ophthalmology.