Postdoctoral and PhD Positions in Neurotechnology: Drug/Biologics Carrier Formulation & Chemical Engineering for Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery — ETH Zürich
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- fixed-term
- Posted
- 72 days ago
Role overview
Postdoctoral and PhD Positions in Neurotechnology: Drug/Biologics Carrier Formulation & Chemical Engineering for Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery
100%, Zurich, fixed-term
The Neurotechnology Group of Prof.
- Postdoctoral and PhD Positions in Neurotechnology: Drug/Biologics Carrier Formulation & Chemical Engineering for Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery
- 100%, Zurich, fixed-term
Application process
- Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal.
Contacts
- Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
- Questions regarding the position can be send to [email protected]
- We would like to point out that the pre-selection is carried out by the responsible recruiters and not by artificial intelligence. About ETH Zürich
- ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in
- science and technology.
- We are renowned for our excellent education,
- cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge
- into society.
- Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our
- university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an
Additional details
- details of at least two academic referees
- Our laboratory recently developed a novel focused ultrasound-mediated targeted drug delivery platform , published in Nature Communications (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18059-7), that enables localized, hyper-efficient delivery of therapeutic compounds to specific brain regions without invasive surgery. Project background
- The project is conducted in close collaboration with Swiss Epilepsy Clinic Lengg , the Department of Neurosurgery of the University Hospital Zurich , and the Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zurich .
- This is a highly interdisciplinary project at the interface of chemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biomedical engineering, and translational medicine.
- Applicants for the PhD position should hold a Bachelor’s degree and preferably also a Master’s degree; applicants for the postdoctoral position should hold a PhD, in one of the following disciplines: Chemical Engineering Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmaceutics Biomedical Engineering or a closely related field
- Because the project includes translational preclinical studies, candidates should be willing to participate in animal experiments.
- The Neurotechnology Group at ETH Zurich provides one of Europe’s leading research environments for neurotechnology and drug delivery. Our laboratory integrates, under one roof:
- Chemical synthesis and drug formulation laboratories High-field 7 Tesla MRI Two-photon and confocal microscopy State-of-the-art electrophysiology Brain-machine interfaces
- Access to advanced microfabrication facilities Cell culture facilities Behavioral neuroscience laboratories
- Postdoctoral researchers will be affiliated with the Institute of Neuroinformatics. We value diversity and sustainability
Notes and original content
- Our laboratory recently developed a novel focused ultrasound-mediated targeted drug delivery platform , published in Nature Communications (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18059-7), that enables localized, hyper-efficient delivery of therapeutic compounds to specific brain regions without invasive surgery.
- Project background
- Job description
- Applicants for the PhD position should hold a Bachelor’s degree and preferably also a Master’s degree; applicants for the postdoctoral position should hold a PhD, in one of the following disciplines:
- Chemical Engineering
- Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmaceutics
- Materials Science
- Biomedical Engineering
- or a closely related field
- The Neurotechnology Group at ETH Zurich provides one of Europe’s leading research environments for neurotechnology and drug delivery.
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