Doctoral Position in Advanced Bioelectronic & Electrical Conversion Research
Description du poste
Overview
In this PhD role you will advance bioelectronic medicine by engineering programmable cells and interfaces that respond to electrical, electromagnetic, acoustic and biochemical cues. You join a cross-disciplinary team at ETH Zurich that combines biology, engineering, and materials science to translate lab breakthroughs into clinically relevant therapies. You will work on closed-loop control of cellular behavior and real-time metabolic monitoring, with opportunities to design implants and develop control software. This is a hands-on, translational research position at the nexus of synthetic biology, nanotechnology, and bioelectronics, offering a meaningful impact in healthcare.
Leistungen / Benefits- public transport season tickets
- car sharing
- ASVZ sports programs
- childcare
- pension benefits
- sustainable and climate-neutral university
- Develop bioelectronic interfaces enabling closed-loop programming of cellular behavior
- Perform computational simulations to support design and optimization
- Fabricate bioelectrode devices and integrate with electrical engineering methods
- Design novel bioelectronic implants and contribute to control software development
- Collaborate with molecular biologists and bioengineers across multidisciplinary teams
- Background in physics, materials science, or chemistry
- Ideally experience in bioelectronics or software simulations or a strong willingness to acquire it
- Solid knowledge of electrochemistry and materials chemistry
- Willingness to collaborate with biology and engineering colleagues
- Strong academic record and ambition for a career in industrial R&D or entrepreneurship
- collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- strong motivation and academic drive
- ability to work independently and in cross-functional settings
- bioelectronics
- software simulations
- electrochemistry
