PhD in FLIM PIC Design for Next-Gen Endoscopy

Tyndall National Institute; Cork; Presencial; EUR 23.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully funded PhD

Tax-free stipend (€25k/year)

Descripción de la vacante

Tyndall National Institute is offering a fully funded PhD position hosted at Rinn Semiconductor, focused on the design of photonic integrated circuits for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging in next-generation endoscopy. This CARE 1 project aims to deliver a compact, single-use multimodal endoscope for colorectal diagnostics, combining silicon photonics and heterogeneous integration.

You will work on simulation, design and experimental validation of pulsing schemes and PICs, with access to

Formación

• Must hold a master’s degree in Physics, Semiconductor, Photonics or a related discipline.
• Strong background in photonics, optics, electronic engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB or C++ for simulation and analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Design photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for FLIM and endoscopy.
• Develop pulsing schemes for UV/visible sources and integrate into PICs.
• Experimentally validate designs at Tyndall/UCC facilities or with a partner foundry.

Conocimientos

Python

MATLAB

C++

Educación

Master's degree in Physics, Semiconductor, Photonics or related discipline

Herramientas

Lumerical

COMSOL

PIC design tools

Descripción del empleo

Tyndall National Institute is offering a fully funded PhD position hosted at Rinn Semiconductor, focused on the design of photonic integrated circuits for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging in next-generation endoscopy. This CARE 1 project aims to deliver a compact, single-use multimodal endoscope for colorectal diagnostics, combining silicon photonics and heterogeneous integration.

You will work on simulation, design and experimental validation of pulsing schemes and PICs, with access to