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Postdoc wavefront shaping microscopy

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Postdoc wavefront shaping microscopy

Deadline Published on Vacancy ID 2089
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Academic fields

Health

Job types

Postdoc

Education level

Doctorate

Weekly hours

38—40 hours per week

Salary indication

€4060—€5331 per month

Location

Drienerlolaan 5, 7522NB, Enschede

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Job description

The University of Twente is setting up a unique facility for groundbreaking Organ-on-Chip research and development. Organs-on-chips are tissue cultures that are used to study human disease and aging. We aim to make these miniature organs as representative as possible, so that they can replace animal testing and advance personalized medicine.

One of the challenges in the facility is to imaging living cells inside complex culture chambers. Such chambers often include thick layers of various materials, curved surfaces, micro capillaries, and even rough structures that scatter light. In order to cope with these challenges, we are implementing a unique wavefront shaping microscope system, which you will help design and implement.

Wavefront shaping is a technology for focusing light through even the most complex structures and materials, enabling microscopy deep inside the organ on chip systems. This technique was invented at the University of Twente, and this project is part of our continued pioneering work to push the limits of what is possible. You will be working on a combination of experimental optics, integrated with a high-end microscopy system, as well as highly advanced modelling, wavefront shaping, and machine learning algorithms.

Requirements

  • A PhD in experimental optics (ideally, wavefront shaping, adaptive optics, OCT, computational optics, structured illumination microscopy, or related field).
  • Proven proficiency in Python or other programming language, ideally in collaborative open source projects.
  • You are able to write reliable software to integrate directly in the facility workflow.
  • You have excellent communication skills and you are enthusiastic about helping researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds solve their imaging problems.

Conditions of employment

  • A full-time position for 2 years at 1 FTE, with some flexibility (e.g. 0.8 FTE for 2.5 years).
  • Your salary and associated conditions are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU).
  • You will receive a gross monthly salary ranging from € 4.060,- to € 5331,-.
  • There are excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, and a solid pension scheme.
  • A minimum of 232 leave hours in case of full-time employment based on a formal workweek of 38 hours. A full-time employment in practice means 40 hours a week, therefore resulting in 96 extra leave hours on an annual basis.
  • Free access to sports facilities on campus.
  • A family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid).
  • Excellent career support and courses for your professional and personal development.

Department

The University of Twente (UT) is located on a green campus in the student town of Enschede, with excellent railway connections to the rest of the Netherlands and to Germany. The Applied Physics program is a top-rated educational program for over 10 years consecutively, and the UT is a world-leading pioneer in both research on Organs-on-Chips and wavefront shaping. On campus, you have access to a wide range of sports facilities, including a free gym and swimming pools, as well as cultural activities, courses and associations.

Additional information

Are you interested in this position? Please send your application via the 'Apply now' button below before 15 June 2025 and include:
  • a specific motivation letter
  • a CV including at least three references
  • a list of publications
  • one or more links to software you wrote or contributed to

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Join the university of technology that puts people first. Create new possibilities for yourself, your colleagues and society as a whole. Using modern technology and science to drive innovation, change and progress. That’s what it means to work at the University of Twente.

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