PhD: Encoded Light Illumination for Scan-less Microscopy

ICFO; Castelldefels; Presencial; EUR 25.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ICFO invites highly qualified graduates to join the SLN - Team Loza group for a PhD in bioimaging. You will contribute to building a light-sheet microscope and participate in interdisciplinary research bridging photonics and biology.

The program combines top-level training with local university courses, offering a 4.5-year ICFO PhD fellowship and an initial trainee period. Start by July 31, 2027; salary around €27,257.83 during training, with medical coverage.

Formación

• Master-equivalent degree required, in a relevant field; must be completed by start of PhD.
• PhD candidates are not eligible to apply.
• Excellent academic record and strong commitment to scientific research.
• High working knowledge of English.

Responsabilidades

• Design and build a light-sheet encoded-illumination microscope.
• Characterize the system.
• Sample Chamber Development.
• Development of Decoding Algorithms.
• Volumetric Imaging of selected biomedical applications.

Conocimientos

Optics

Photonics

Optical engineering

Optical microscopy

Fourier optics

Diffraction theory

Laser alignment

Signal processing

Python

MATLAB

Optical design

Hardware-software integration

FPGA/GPU

Wet lab

Statistics

Educación

Master-equivalent degree in Physics/Engineering/Biophysics/Bioengineering/Biomedicine or related field

Herramientas

Python

MATLAB

Descripción del empleo

ICFO invites highly qualified graduates to join the SLN - Team Loza group for a PhD in bioimaging. You will contribute to building a light-sheet microscope and participate in interdisciplinary research bridging photonics and biology.

The program combines top-level training with local university courses, offering a 4.5-year ICFO PhD fellowship and an initial trainee period. Start by July 31, 2027; salary around €27,257.83 during training, with medical coverage.