Microfluidic Biosensing: Design & Fabrication Intern

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

imec in Belgium (Vlaams-Brabant) invites Master or PhD internship applicants to work on modeling and fabrication of microfluidic channels for optical biosensing devices. You will design, simulate, and test advanced microfluidics to advance photonic biosensing platforms.

The role covers computational modeling, device design, and experimental validation in imec’s cleanroom and wet lab, with hands-on experience in microfluidics, nanofabrication, and biosensor engineering, contributing to

Qualifications

• Background in physics, engineering, and programming with interest in nano/bio applications.
• Motivation for modeling and hands-on experimental research in microfluidics and biosensing.
• Good data-analysis skills and a systematic problem-solving approach.
• Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary teams; good English.

Responsibilities

• Model adsorption and diffusion dynamics of biomolecules in microfluidic channels.
• Design microfluidic channels based on modeling results.
• Fabricate the designed microfluidic channels in cleanroom.
• Test the fabricated devices in wet lab with fluorescence microscopy.

Skills

Physics

Engineering

Programming

Data analysis

Microfluidics

Biosensing

English

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Physics

Tools

Fluorescence microscopy

Cleanroom fabrication

Computational modeling

Job description

imec in Belgium (Vlaams-Brabant) invites Master or PhD internship applicants to work on modeling and fabrication of microfluidic channels for optical biosensing devices. You will design, simulate, and test advanced microfluidics to advance photonic biosensing platforms.

The role covers computational modeling, device design, and experimental validation in imec’s cleanroom and wet lab, with hands-on experience in microfluidics, nanofabrication, and biosensor engineering, contributing to