Scientific content

The goal of this project is to develop a novel wound dressing scaffold with consecutive overlapping release profiles of bio-active components to promote all phases of wound healing. Nowadays, there is no single treatment in order to fulfil all requirements of wound healing process. Thus, designing a multi-functional dressing holds considerable promises to cover this gap.

The expected results from the project are as follows:

• Production of cellulose aerogel fibres with proper nano-porous network morphology and characteristics;
• Coating of aerogel fibres with different bio-active agents to promote all phases of wound healing process;
• Fabrication of the wound dressing with fibres having different functionalities using a proper textile technique;
• In-vitro assessment of the fabricated dressing by evaluating its adhesion properties and the release profile of different agents;
• In-vivo assessment of the wound dressing functionality in a rat model.

The general requirements for all FibreNet positions her, i.e.:

• you may already be in a PhD program but you cannot be a PhD holder;
• you must have less than 4 years of research experience, i.e., you should be an early-stage researcher;
• you must not have resided or carried out your main activity in the country of the hiring organization for more than 12 months during the last 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment (short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account);
• you should have a high-level knowledge of the English language.

 Furthermore, the position-related requirements are:

• You hold a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Material Sciences or relevant fields;
• You are an independent candidate who is able to work in close collaboration with other researchers;
• You have affinity with the wound healing research field and drug release studies;
• You have a strong interest in fibre production and fabrication techniques.

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

Application deadline:

March 11th 2018

Starting time:

June 2018 or as mutually agreed (1-2 months changes to the intended starting time are possible)

Contract duration:

We offer a fulltime employment for the duration of 4 years, the first 36 months within FibreNet

Trial period:

The probationary period is 2 months. The contract has a go-no go moment after 1 year.

Salary

Your salary would be € 2.222,- gross per month in the first year up to € 2.840,- gross per month in the fourth year according to the PhD salary scale. You wil receive a mobitlity allowance and, if applicable, a family allowance from the FibreNet program. The family status will be determined at the date of the (first) recruitment. For more details, see Section 5 of the MSCA-ITN guide.

Benefits

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl, > Support > UM employees.

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 16,300 students and 4,300 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/

AMIBM

Maastricht University and RWTH Aachen University have established a European cross-border research institute focusing on the development of advanced biobased materials. The Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) is located on the Brightlands-Chemelot Campus in the Netherlands, Province of Limburg, and strives for excellence in applied and translational research by creating synergies between academia and industry.

https://fhs.maastrichtuniversity.nl/AMIBM/