Electrically Actuated Microfluidics for On-Chip DNA Assembly

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 7,800 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

imec offers a Master internship on Electrically Controlled Fluidic Networks for Programmable DNA Assembly and Synthetic Biology. The project aims to move, purify, concentrate, and assemble DNA on chip without mechanical fluid control.

Internship tasks include designing microfluidic structures, achieving DNA upconcentration, and developing modules that link reaction chambers to purification and transfer stages. Reference: 2026-INT-239.

Qualifications

• Education: Biomedical engineering, Bioscience Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Electromechanical engineering, Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Other

Responsibilities

• Design and fabricate electrically actuated microfluidic structures for controllable transport of DNA.
• Implement upconcentration of DNA in predefined regions of the device.
• Develop and characterize network modules that couple reaction chambers with downstream purification and transfer stages.
• Experimentally study transport and separation of DNA fragments within electrically controlled channel networks.

Education

Master internship

Job description

imec offers a Master internship on Electrically Controlled Fluidic Networks for Programmable DNA Assembly and Synthetic Biology. The project aims to move, purify, concentrate, and assemble DNA on chip without mechanical fluid control.

Internship tasks include designing microfluidic structures, achieving DNA upconcentration, and developing modules that link reaction chambers to purification and transfer stages. Reference: 2026-INT-239.