Job Description
The University of Twente is setting up a unique facility for groundbreaking Organ-on-Chip research and development. Organs-on-chips are tissue cultures that are used to study human disease and aging. We aim to make these miniature organs as representative as possible, so that they can replace animal testing and advance personalized medicine.
One of the challenges in the facility is to imaging living cells inside complex culture chambers. Such chambers often include thick layers of various materials, curved surfaces, micro capillaries, and even rough structures that scatter light. In order to cope with these challenges, we are implementing a unique wavefront shaping microscope system, which you will help design and implement.
Wavefront shaping is a technology for focusing light through even the most complex structures and materials, enabling microscopy deep inside the organ on chip systems. This technique was invented at the University of Twente, and this project is part of our continued pioneering work to push the limits of what is possible. You will be working on a combination of experimental optics, integrated with a high-end microscopy system, as well as highly advanced modelling, wavefront shaping, and machine learning algorithms.
Information and application
Are you interested in this position? Please send your application via the ‘Apply now’ button below before 15 June 2025 and include:
- a specific motivation letter
- a CV including at least three references
- a list of publications
- one or more links to software you wrote or contributed to
