MSCA Ph.D. position: 4D Optoacoustic tomography and optogenetic control of cardiac arrhythmias

Join the forefront of biomedical research with BE-LIGHT, an MSCA doctoral network with the aim of improving biomedical diagnosis through light-based technologies and artificial intelligence.

BE-LIGHT brings together Europe's leading experts in photonic techniques and machine learning algorithms from 7 top academic institutions and 3 internationally recognized hospitals: Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation (MPI), Universitat Zurich (UZH), Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen Stiftung Offentlichen Rechts (UGOE), Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu (NCU), Politechnika Gdanska (PG), Sorbonne Université (SU), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular (IMO), Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen - Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen - Stiftung Oeffentlichen Rechts (UMG) and Fundació Sant Joan de Déu (FSJD).

As a researcher, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and receive top-level training in photonic technologies, artificial intelligence, and computational imaging.

A close-to-the-clinic approach will allow you to advance the field of biomedicine, with the ultimate goal of improving the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of diseases in 3 main research areas: visual health, cardiovascular health and analysis of cells and tissues using super-resolution microscopy.

There will be 11 Ph.D. positions open for application offering you the opportunity to receive top level training in the following photonic techniques: multispectral imaging, eye-tracking, optical coherence tomography, multispectral optoacoustic tomography, super-resolution microscopy and optogenetics. Additionally, the training program will be enriched with education in artificial intelligence, computational imaging, and modelling.

MSCA Ph.D. position: 4D Optoacoustic tomography and optogenetic control of cardiac arrhythmias – open position

In this position you will have the opportunity to develop optogenetic feedback control of arrhythmias using advanced imaging and novel machine learning (ML) methods. Control schemes will be validated in numerical simulations and applied in experiments using intact optogenetic hearts enabling flexible real-time control strategies with different illumination patterns using fluorescence and optoacoustic imaging.

Your supervisor, host institution and secondments:

Supervisors: Prof. S. Luther and Prof. Ulrich Parlitz

Host institution: Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation (MPI), Goettinge, Germany.

Duration: 36 months

PhD program: Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences

Research group: Research Group on Biomedical Physics

Secondments (short visits) at: Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG, Germany) Universität Zürich (UZH, Switzerland) and company iThera Medical GmbH (Germany).

Contact information: stefan.luther@ds.mpg.de

You will be offered:

To work within an interdisciplinary environment with a close-to-the-clinic approach, receiving training from leading experts in biomedical physics and nonlinear dynamics, in a full-time Ph.D. position for 36 months, in which living and mobility costs will be fully covered with a gross salary of 39,102.60 € per year.

We are looking for: 

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate that has a strong foundation in biomedical physics, machine learning and nonlinear dynamics of excitable media. The applicant must have proficiency in designing and performing pre-clinical experiments (4D optoacoustic imaging, Langendorff perfusion), experimental biophysics, fluorescence imaging and ultrasound imaging. Proven experience in scientific programming (e.g., Python, C, Matlab, Julia) will be required.

We will also take into account that you have:

Interdisciplinary skills, problem-solving skills, ability to work within a multidisciplinary team, good command of English, and ability to write scientific texts. In addition, it will be desirable that the candidate has effective communication skills and adaptability.

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For more information about these 11 Ph.D. positions, please go to visit BE-LIGHT’s project website:

https://belightproject.eu/jobs/

• You can apply up to three positions indicating the order of preference on the email to each supervisor.
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take personal interviews with the relevant supervisor(s).