Postdoc: Precision Mechatronics for Bio-Robotics
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
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Job summary
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, The BioRobotics Institute in Pisa, invites postdocs and MSc graduates to join the ERC Consolidator project EpiC. You will develop autonomous robotic scanning platforms to map electrostatic potentials on complex materials and living systems, integrating vibrating probes, voltmeters, and precision amplifiers for picoampere/microvolt level measurements.
This hands-on role blends electronics, mechatronics, and biology.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Automation, Telecommunications, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
- PhD ideal but not required if experience is strong.
- Not eligible: permanent academic staff with prior fixed-term RTD contracts.
Responsibilities
- Develop autonomous robotic scanning platforms to map dynamic electrostatic potentials.
- Build and integrate multimodal sensors for ultra-low-noise measurements.
- Perform hands-on electronics and mechatronics work in controlled environments.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration with biology and engineering teams.
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Job description
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, The BioRobotics Institute in Pisa, invites postdocs and MSc graduates to join the ERC Consolidator project EpiC. You will develop autonomous robotic scanning platforms to map electrostatic potentials on complex materials and living systems, integrating vibrating probes, voltmeters, and precision amplifiers for picoampere/microvolt level measurements.
This hands-on role blends electronics, mechatronics, and biology.
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