- JOB
- Germany
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG)
- Department
- Department of Neuro and Sensory Physiology
- Research Field
- Physics » OpticsComputer science » ProgrammingBiological sciences » OtherMedical sciences » Health sciences
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Germany
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Horizon Europe - MSCA
- Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
- 101119924
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- Yes
Offer Description
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: Machine learning algorithms for diagnostic procedures based on imaging the shapes of single molecules or molecular complexes – open position
In this position you will have the opportunity to develop new methods of imaging and machine learning (ML) image analysis that will enable the automated analysis of cellular and human samples for diagnostic procedures, relying on one–step nanoscale expansion (ONE) microscopy. We propose to apply ONE microscopy to study molecular aggregates composed of several proteins (i.e.: alpha-synuclein, ASYN) in cerebrospinal fluid samples from Parkinson’s disease patients, and to explore ML approaches for classifying molecular aggregates, which represents a promising approach towards an improved diagnosis.
Your supervisor, host institution and secondments:
Supervisor: Prof. S. Rizzoli
Institution: Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG), Göttingen, Germany
Duration: 36 months
PhD program: Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences
Research group: Department of Neuro and Sensory Physiology
Secondments (short visits) at: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (UGOE, Germany), Politechnika Gdańska (PG, Poland) and company Beamagine (Spain).
Contact information: srizzol@gwdg.de
You will be offered:
To work within an interdisciplinary environment, receiving training from leading experts in super-resolution microscopy 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 33,114.20 EUR per year.
We are looking for:
- M.Sc. degree in neuroscience, cell biology or related field from outside Germany.
- Strong interest and experience physical sciences, biomaterials or deep learning.
- Experience with microscopy and fluorescence imaging.
- Excellent communication and writing skills in English.
- Intrinsic motivation and a high level of independence, capacity to contribute your ideas to the project.
- Team player and openness for collaboration within our research group, within the project, and beyond.
We will also take into account that you have:
- Experience in MATLAB is desirable.
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment.
- Effective communication skills.
- Adaptability and problem-solving skills.
- Clinical knowledge.
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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).
Where to apply
- srizzol@gwdg.de
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering » Biomaterial engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering » Computer engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Computer science » Programming
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Physics » OpticsComputer science » ProgrammingBiological sciences » OtherMedical sciences » Health sciences
Additional Information
HORIZON–MSCA–2022–DN EU funding imposes strict eligibility conditions: At the time of recruitment the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host institute (i.e. if applying for a position in Germany, he/she must not have been a resident in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to his/her recruitment under the project).
Top-level graduates in physics, engineering or computer science are encouraged to apply. BE-LIGHT aims at increasing the fraction of women in science and female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Candidates are asked to send by email the following documents to the corresponding supervisor:
- an up-to-date CV
- academic record, with a scan of highest qualifications
- two reference letters, a brief statement explaining research interests, motivation and expected goals and an indication of the ESR post(s) of interest. If selecting more than one post, please clearly indicate the order of preference.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take personal interviews with the relevant supervisor(s).
No discrimination will be made on the basis of nationality, gender, race, religion or disability.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Department of Neuro and Sensory Physiology, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG)
- Country
- Germany
- Geofield
Contact
- City
- Göttingen
- Website