Phd Position in Biohybrid Muscles - Zurich, Schweiz - ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich

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Zurich, Schweiz

vor 1 Woche

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Lena Schneider

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Beschreibung

PhD position in Biohybrid Muscles:

100%, Zurich, fixed-term:

Project background:

Actuated human joint organoid on chip for personalized health
Living systems for carboncapturing in selfaware infrastructure

Two participating professors from ETH Zurich act as co-advisors. Accordingly, doctoral students are expected to take advantage of both research groups' opportunities and actively seek cross-group collaborations.

The MaP Doctoral School offers a wide range of activities like symposia, workshops, and lecture series, as well as the possibility for doctoral students to organize such formats.

ETH ALIVE Doctoral Fellowships are an exciting opportunity, and admission is highly competitive. The fellows will be employed according to the regulations of ETH Zurich. The corresponding guidelines for doctoral education apply. Upon completing the doctorate, the fellows are awarded the title "Doctor of Sciences (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich)". more info about ETH Zurich doctorate

You will become an integral part of the ALIVE Biohybrid Project Stream. Furthermore, you would be physically based in the Soft Robotics Laboratory (D-MAVT). Your adviser will be Prof. Robert Katzschmann (D-MAVT) and your co-adviser will be Prof. Jess Snedecker (D-HEST). Close collaborators on this PhD project (all within the ALIVE consortium) are Simone Schürle, Mustafa Khammash, and Edoardo Mazza.

Job description:

The thesis work would focus on:

engineering bioreactors for mechanical tensioning of the muscle constructs

- fabrication and motion modeling (potentially via machine learning approaches)
- bioing of complex muscle architecture (potentially including neurons/nerve engineering)

You would, during the thesis, also get involved in the engineering of real neural networks since the engineered muscles would provide a resource to test genetically engineered neuron cells.

The output of the Ph.
D.

thesis is going to be highly relevant as a model system for microrobots to move within the constructs and to use the constructs for test grounds to do cell signaling and cell intervention.

Furthermore, you will become an integral part of the ALIVE Biohybrid Project Stream. Furthermore, you would be physically based in the Soft Robotics Laboratory (D-MAVT). Your adviser will be Prof. Robert Katzschmann (D-MAVT) and your co-adviser will be Prof. Jess Snedecker (D-HEST). Close collaborators on this PhD project (all within the ALIVE consortium) are Simone Schürle, Mustafa Khammash, and Edoardo Mazza.

Your profile:

You should:

Hold a Master's degree in a field relevant to the Biohybrid project stream: materials science, biology & biosystems science, (bio)engineering, robotics, or computer science.
Have an excellent track record and meet the general admission requirements for a doctorate at ETH Zurich.
Know cell culture very well and ideally be highly proficient in biomaterials and biomanufacturing via various methods, including bioing and fabricating perfusable networks within the muscle.

We offer:

ETH Zurich is a family-friendly employer with excellent working conditions. You can look forward to an exciting working environment, cultural diversity, and attractive offers and benefits.

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
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Cover letter with a description of your research achievements and research interests
Detailed CV
Transcripts of all degrees (English)
Names and contact information of at least three references
Representative published research work (Papers, thesis if possible).