PhD job offer

This project is supported by a prestigious European FET Open grant.

The aim of this project is the development of novel implantable biomedical devices for neuroscience applications. Its main objective is the fabrication of electrocorticography (ECoG) devices equipped with micron-scale LEDs and organic LEDs (OLED) for optogenetic applications.

In the first phase of the project, the candidate develops both neurotechs in a fully equipped cleanroom, containing all the necessary microfabrication technologies. The integration of LED and OLED will be in close collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of Strathclyde. This phase will be followed by electrical and basic biological characterizations. In the second phase, the device will be tested in vivo in mice in close collaboration with Institut Pasteur and the University of Basel.

Publications from the group relevant for the project: Khodagholy et al., Adv Mater 2011; Khodagholy et al., Nature Comm 2013; Williamson et al., Avd Mater 2015a, b; Rivnay et al., Science Adv 2015; Jonnson et al., PNAS 2017; Proctor et al., Science Adv 2018; Clawson et al. Science Adv 2019.

The candidate will be fully supported on the data analysis aspects of the project. Basic neuroscience training will be provided during the PhD training. Animal experimentation and neuroscience aspects will be fully supported by our neuroscience partners.