PhD Position: Micro-Robotics with Optical Sensing

Enschede; Enschede; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-year PhD position

Mentorship & international environment

Graduate School Twente program

Starting salary €3204/mo first year

Holiday allowance 8%

Year-end bonus 8.3%

Pension scheme

Minimum 29 holidays/year

Job summary

University of Twente invites applications for a full-time 4-year PhD position in surgical micro-robotics. The project focuses on micro- and nano-fabrication, optical sensing, and control for sub-millimetre devices operating in complex biological environments.

The candidate will work within the Surgical Robotics Laboratory and collaborate with the MESA+ Institute, UT and international partners, developing photonic sensing and integration with micro-fabrication.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in applied physics, nanotechnology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong background in micro-scale systems or robotics.
• Experience in optical sensing, photonics, or light-based micro-scale actuation.
• Experience in microfabrication (e.g., lithography, thin-film processing, MEMS).

Skills

Micro-scale robotics

Optical sensing

Photonic actuation

Microfabrication

Modeling and control

Education

Master’s degree in applied physics, nanotechnology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related discipline

Job description

University of Twente invites applications for a full-time 4-year PhD position in surgical micro-robotics. The project focuses on micro- and nano-fabrication, optical sensing, and control for sub-millimetre devices operating in complex biological environments.

The candidate will work within the Surgical Robotics Laboratory and collaborate with the MESA+ Institute, UT and international partners, developing photonic sensing and integration with micro-fabrication.