P4L Career opportunities
The College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences- Biomedical Physics - School of Physics and Astronomy, in Exeter wishes to recruit an Associate Research Fellow and Research Fellow to participate in the project entitled 'A novel Deep Raman spectroscopy platform for non-invasive in situ molecular analysis of disease specific tissue compositional changes'. These EPSRC funded posts are available from 01 July 2013 for 36 months. [more]
Up to three new postdoctoral positions are available based on the Biophotonics Research at the University of St Andrews. [more]
If you are looking for a challenging position in the laser industry, where your personal motivation and
efforts can make a difference, we have an open position for:
R&D Engineer [more]
The University at Albany seeks to fill two faculty positions at the Associate/Assistant Professor rank to complement existing strengths of the newly established Forensic Technology Institute and our FEPAC-accredited Forensics chemistry degree program. We seek candidates with research interests in broad areas of biosensor/sensor synthesis and development, toxicology, microscopy, separation or mass spectrometry technologies. [more]
Location: Streatham Campus, Exeter
The University of Exeter invites applications to pursue a PhD in the area of biomedical spectroscopy. This exciting multidisciplinary project is jointly funded between the Science and Technology Facilities Council (Biomedical Network), and the University of Exeter and is at the cutting edge of laser (Raman) spectroscopy for the detection of and stratification of prostate cancers. [more]
Temporary position for a physicist to be recruited in a Nanomedicine and Clinical Biophotonics Laboratory in Milano, Italy. Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi (FDG) is a 60 years old, not-for-profit leading institution in healthcare and rehabilitation, holding a chain of 29 healthcare centres and research hospitals in Italy and employing more than 6.000 people. [more]
The faculty of Engineering at VUB has 5 vacancies for a professorship, starting from February 1st, 2013. It concerns 20% positions as Professor in the rank of Lecturer (docent, Tenure Track) in the Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, charged with academic teaching, scientific research and industrial valorisation in the field of Photonics. [more]
As part of the second phase of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), we are seeking to expand our activities by appointing outstanding researchers to six faculty positions. [more]
ICFO is offering a postdoctoral position to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientist who wishes to enhance his/her scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. [more]
Title: Research Fellows x 5 – CD1152
Description: Schools of Physics and Astronomy, Medicine & Biology, £30,122 - £35,938 per annum Start: As soon as possible, Fixed-Term for up to 2 years [more]
The University of Cambridge has made a major investment in biological/medical and soft matter physics with the building up of a new research activity in the Department of Physics (including new laboratories), the appointment of a Herchel Smith Professor of the Physics of Medicine, and the recent appointments of several lecturers in experimental soft matter and bio-medical physics. Applications for a further appointment in this broad area are now invited. [more]
The School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic lecturer with expertise in the biomechatronics or biomechanical branch of bio-inspired engineering. [more]
In the framework of a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant, I have an opening for a post-doctoral fellow at the Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique at Ecole Polytechnique (LadHyX), starting on or after February 1st 2012. [more]
Research Fellow posts are available, each for one year in the first instance but renewable for a further year, working on a programme funded by Cancer Research UK / EPSRC / MRC, within the Biophotonics collaboration. [more]
Within the Junior Research Group “Novel Diagnostic Tools for Culture-Independent Sepsis Pathogen Detection” at the Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) at the University Hospital Jena, Germany, and at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) we are seeking a Post-Doctoral Scientist (Spectroscopy). [more]
We are an interdisciplinary research group with a focus on developing and using experimental techniques for single cell analysis. Our main techniques involve optical manipulation, such as optical tweezers, holographic optical tweezers and optical force measurement, combined with microfluidics and modern optical imaging techniques. Today we focus our research on force measurements using holographic optical tweezers, the study of various signaling pathways in yeast and on characterizing the pericellular matrix on renal endothelial cells. [more]
ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, a centre based in Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain), devoted to research and education of the optical and photonic sciences at the highest international level, is offering a position to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young optical engineer (or equivalent) who wishes to enhance his/her career in a friendly and stimulating environment. [more]
The Photonics Research Group at Ghent University has a vacancy for a faculty position in the field “Nanophotonic integrated circuits for biophotonic applications”. This vacancy is created in the context of the newly founded Center for Nano- and Biophotonics (NB Photonics), a multidisciplinary research framework involving 15 professors from four faculties at Ghent University. [more]
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a 2 year fixed term contract position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Biophotonics Group at the School of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway. [more]
Professorship position available at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Engineering Sciences. [more]
Applications are invited for a three year Marie Curie Early Stage Research Fellowship on “Biomedical application of two-photon polymerization”. This is available in the framework of the Marie Curie ITN Project ‘TOPBIO’. The fellow will be based at IESL-FORTH, Heraklion, Greece, but will also spend time with one or more of the other Network Partners who are based in France, Poland, Germany, Denmark, UK, Italy, Estonia and Lithuania. [more]
New PhD position for nanoparticle micromanipulation, University of St
Andrews (starting summer 2009 onwards): Nanoparticles are now established as
important for numerous studies in fundamental physics and biophotonics. The
project involves studies of the manipulation of metallic and dielectric
nanoparticles and quantum dots and is a mixture of experimental work and
theory. [more]
The advent of novel technology in the form of spatial light modulators and acousto-optic devices is revolutionising biophotonics and applications in micromanipulation. We are seeking candidates with experience in these technologies to develop new systems for understanding cell patterning, cell-cell signalling and imaging. Innovations in hologram design will accompany cutting edge biology applications [more]
This innovative project will develop organic semiconductor optoelectronic devices for monitoring and stimulating the activity of neurones. It aims to provide new tools for the study of brain function and the development of a brain-machine interface. It will establish an exciting collaboration between the departments of physics and psychology. A PhD in a physical science, engineering or neurophysiology (or equivalent experience) is required. Experience in some of optoelectronics, electronics, and organic semiconductors is required together with a strong interest in applying this knowledge to the rapidly developing field of neurobiology. Alternatively a background in neurophysiology together with a strong interest in optoelectronics would also be suitable. [more]
Single molecule spectroscopy gives unique insight into the behaviour of molecules and their interactions. This project aims to explore new ways to visualise single-molecules and single biomolecular aggregates for longer time scales, implement multicolour imaging techniques to investigate the dynamics of complex biological systems and develop a new framework to investigate the folding dynamics of RNA while it is being transcribed. We are seeking candidates with experience in some of the following areas: single-molecule fluorescence, optical spectroscopy and molecular biology and with a strong interest to develop cutting-edge interdisciplinary research at the interface between physics and molecular biology. [more]
The Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Eastern Finland, invites applications for a post-doctoral position in Optical Coherence Technology. The appointed person is to carry out mainly experimental research in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and its application to characterization of tissues. [more]
In the frame of the priority project „Light in periodic structures“ we are opening a position for 2 years, an extension being possible. Payment will be according to the German TVöD standard E13/2 TV-L. [more]
PhD-position in the framework of the recently established Transregio TRR 61 „Multilevel Molecular Assemblies“ [more]
In the Transregio TRR 61 novel molecular assemblies and in particular molecular motors are investigated. In the framework of this project dynamics of self-organization of bacterial molecular motors in microfluidics or lab-on-a-chip environment will be investigated. [more]
To foster excellence in research and education in the Center for Nonlinear Science and the Center for Nanotechnology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster invites applications for a
Junior Professor (f/m) in Nonlinear Waves and Photonics in Nanostructured Materials [more]
The Associated Partner of Photonics4Life ITG, the Institute of Toxicology and Genetics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), offers a highly attractive PhD-position in the frame of the Marie Curie Network Biology of Liver and Pancreatic Development and Disease (BOLD).
The appointed person will further develop selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) and the related image processing. [more]
With proven postdoctoral expertise in a research area related to medical science, you will be expected to establish an independent research programme. You will be expected to have, or to develop, an interest in the application of biophysics or biomedical photonics approaches to biological and clinical problems and to become part of ongoing interdisciplinary medical photonics collaborations [more]
Over the last years optical technologies have become a vital tool for innovating clinical diagnostics and are thus opening markets for photonics. Technologies like second harmonic generation or two-photon microscopy give new insights into abnormal changes in human morphology and can thereby often identify diseases better than techniques that don’t employ light. [more]
Visit our wiki to consult our latest technologies and techniques. [more]
Leaders and experts will introduce various modalities of nonlinear optical microscopy and their integration on a single platform. Cutting-edge developments and applications will be shown by lectures on May 23 at Purdue University. Hands-on training will be provided on May 24 to assist the trainees in building or using different modalities of nonlinear optical microscopy. As an optional opportunity, the trainees can test their own samples on the morning of May 25. A poster session will be arranged for participants to exchange their own research. [more]
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