PhD in Neurotechnology: Noninvasive Brain Drug Delivery

ETH Zürich; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 40.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich’s Neurotechnology Group invites outstanding PhD applicants to join the LOOP Zurich Flagship Project on non‑invasive targeted brain drug delivery using focused ultrasound. The project aims to translate a novel ultrasound platform toward clinical use and will involve preclinical validation in rodent and large‑animal models.

You will develop next‑generation ultrasound systems, plan MRI‑guided targeting, optimize dosing, build hardware and software, and work with clinicians toward

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (Biomedical/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Neuroscience, CS, or Chemistry).
• Strong academic record with evidence of quantitative skills.
• Experimental laboratory experience in neuroscience, biomed engineering, or related fields.
• Programming experience in Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Interest in translational neuroscience and medical innovation.
• Experience with imaging, electrophysiology, or biomedical instrumentation is advantageous.
• Willingness to participate in animal experiments.

Aufgaben

• Advance focused ultrasound‑mediated targeted drug delivery toward clinical translation.
• Develop next‑generation ultrasound systems and MRI‑guided targeting.
• Optimize dosing and therapeutic delivery in preclinical models.
• Design hardware and software for experiments and data analysis.
• Collaborate with clinicians for first‑in‑human studies.
• Contribute to regulatory and translational aspects of the project.
• Conduct rodent and large‑animal experiments as part of preclinical validation.

Kenntnisse

Programming: Python

MATLAB

C++

Quantitative analysis

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Physics

Master’s degree in Neuroscience

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Chemistry

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

C++

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich’s Neurotechnology Group invites outstanding PhD applicants to join the LOOP Zurich Flagship Project on non‑invasive targeted brain drug delivery using focused ultrasound. The project aims to translate a novel ultrasound platform toward clinical use and will involve preclinical validation in rodent and large‑animal models.

You will develop next‑generation ultrasound systems, plan MRI‑guided targeting, optimize dosing, build hardware and software, and work with clinicians toward