PhD: Organ-on-Chip Platform Development

ETH Zurich; Basel; On-site; CHF 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ETH Zurich’s Bioanalytics Group in Basel is offering a Doctoral Position to develop an organ-on-chip model system. The project combines engineering and biology to design microfluidic platforms, optimize biological assays and perform imaging with data analysis for cancer metastasis research.

The successful candidate will work across disciplines, learn novel methods, and contribute to peer‑reviewed publications while collaborating with partners in an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in microsystems engineering, biomedical engineering or interdisciplinary study programmes.
• Experiences in the field of microfluidics.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and manufacture a microfluidic platform as part of the doctoral project.
• Develop, optimize and test biochemical assays.
• Perform imaging (time-lapse microscopy), data analysis and interpretation.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Participate in group meetings and collaborative research discussions.
• Interact with group members and collaboration partners.

Skills

Microfluidics

English communication

Teamwork

Education

Master’s in microsystems engineering

Interdisciplinary bioengineering background

Job description

ETH Zurich’s Bioanalytics Group in Basel is offering a Doctoral Position to develop an organ-on-chip model system. The project combines engineering and biology to design microfluidic platforms, optimize biological assays and perform imaging with data analysis for cancer metastasis research.

The successful candidate will work across disciplines, learn novel methods, and contribute to peer‑reviewed publications while collaborating with partners in an interdisciplinary team.