NeuroTrackAD: Master’s Biomedical Engineering Fellowship

University of Minho; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 17.000 - 21.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Ins.

Personal accident insurance

Descripción de la vacante

University of Minho invites applications for a Research Fellowship aimed at a Master’s degree holder in Biomedical Engineering or Physics Engineering to work on the NeuroTrackAD project. The researcher will develop a microfluidic liver-BBB-brain on-a-chip platform with optical biosensor arrays and multiplexed immunoassays, under CMEMS-UMinho supervision, starting late 2026.

Preferred candidates have experience in microfluidics, COMSOL, and immunosensors; publications and teamwork are valued.

Formación

• Master in Biomedical Engineering or Physics Engineering or related field.
• Enrollment in a non-academic degree course or in a doctoral program during contracting.
• Experience in microfluidics, COMSOL, immunosensors, and optical detection systems is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Develop a microfluidic device for liver-BBB-brain-on-a-chip platform.
• Optimize antibody immobilization on microfluidic substrates.
• Create multiplexed immunoassays for liver and brain biomarkers.
• Develop electronics for acquisition and readout of optical signals.
• Experimentally test the biosensor multiplex and publish results.

Conocimientos

Microfluidics

COMSOL Multiphysics

Immunosensors

Optical detection systems

Educación

Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering

Master's degree in Physics Engineering

Herramientas

COMSOL Multiphysics

Descripción del empleo

University of Minho invites applications for a Research Fellowship aimed at a Master’s degree holder in Biomedical Engineering or Physics Engineering to work on the NeuroTrackAD project. The researcher will develop a microfluidic liver-BBB-brain on-a-chip platform with optical biosensor arrays and multiplexed immunoassays, under CMEMS-UMinho supervision, starting late 2026.

Preferred candidates have experience in microfluidics, COMSOL, and immunosensors; publications and teamwork are valued.