PostdoctoralResearchers x 3 - inPhotonicsTechnologiesfor Nanosensing

Nanosensitive Optical Coherence Tomography(nsOCT)-

a)Biomechanics of the Eye

b)Stem Cells and Tissues

c)Miniaturization and Biometrics

Tissue Optics and Microcirculation ImagingLaboratory

SchoolofPhysics, NationalUniversityofIreland,Galway

Ref.No.NUIG148-17

Applicationsareinvitedfromsuitablyqualifiedcandidatesforfull-time,fixedtermposition(s)asphotonicstechnologypostdoctoralresearchscientistswiththeTissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging Facility Laboratory(TOMI)attheNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway. The positions arefundedbya mix of commercial and public funding.Thepositions are availablefromthe1stJanuary2018onatwo-year or four-yearfixedtermcontracts which are tied to specific funded awards.

JobDescription:

Thesuccessfulcandidate(s)willbebasedintheTissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging Facility – part of the research Cluster for Photonics and Imaging - and will work closely with collaboration partners in Susana Marcos’ group in Madrid ( or with REMEDI, NUI Galway or with Compact Imaging and with our collaborators in Silicon Valley, Cambridge, Munich, Genova etc.The TOMI team is locatedintheSchoolofPhysicsatNUIGalway. Researchersfrombothuniversityandindustrycollaboratorswork together todesign,build,andvalidatenovel OCT systems and their application to a wide range of imaging and biometry problems.Theresearchwillalsoinvolvemakingappropriatecontrolsoftwareandprototypehardware(electronicsandoptics)toenablethesystemsto be usedroutinely.Thefinalaspectofthepostwillinvolveundertakingarangeofbiophysicalmeasurementsusingsystemsrelevantto precisely measuring the biomechanics of the eye or stem cell dynamics or biometrics.

Duties:Themaindutiesofthepost(s)aretodesign and buildanovel OCT device,carryoutnovelresearchandtocontributetomanagementoftheTOMIresearchteam.Inparticular,thesuccessfulcandidate(s)willberesponsiblefororganizingandmanagingprojectresearchactivitiestoyieldhighqualityresearchpublicationsandinventiondisclosures.Specificdutiesincludethefollowing:

  • Design,buildandvalidatenovel versions of nano and phase sensitive and-or miniature OCT systems for target applications inconjunctionwiththePIandmembersoftheTOMIresearchteamand our collaborators.
  • Undertakebiomedicalandotherexperimentstovalidateanalyticalmethodsandinstrumentationbeingdeveloped.
  • Superviserelevantundergraduate, graduateandvisitingstudentresearchprojectsfromtimetotimeasrequired.
  • Assistinthementoring/trainingofTOMIPhDandvisitingstudentsinopticalinstrumentationandotherrelevantphotonicstechnologies.
  • DeliverpresentationsandundertakeoutreachactivitiesrelevanttoTOMIasrequiredbythePI.
  • Lead and co-author high quality publications.
  • Prepareprojectreportsasrequiredbythefunder.
  • UndertakeanyotheractivitiesrelevanttotheTOMIprojectsasdirectedbythePI.

Qualifications:

ApplicantsmusthaveaPhDinPhysics,OpticalEngineering,Biomedical Engineeringoranequivalentdiscipline.Candidatesmusthaveatrackrecordinaresearchanddevelopmentenvironmentwithaproven,first-author,publicationrecord.Candidateswithexperienceworkingwithorinindustry(photonicsoranalyticalsciencedomains)areparticularlywelcome.

Candidatesmusthaveastrongbackgroundinphotonicsinstrumentation(e.g. OCT, Microscopy) andprovenexperimentalexpertiseinoneormoreofthefollowing:(i)Integrationoflightsourceswithnovelinstrumentation,(ii)Construction and alignment of optical systems,(iii)Optical modelling and algorithm developmentor(iv)Opticalhardwaredesign.

Specializedexperienceinpolarizationopticsorclinical instrumentationwouldbedesirable. Programming skills such as MATLAB,Java, C++, OpenCL, Python especially for the acquisition and signal processing of data from high speed A/D converters would be desirable.

Candidatesmusthaveexcellentcommunication(inEnglish)andorganizationalskills;behighlymotivatedandpassionateaboutdevelopingnewinstrumentationandanalyticalmethods;andhavestrongdocumentation,oralandinterpersonalskills.

Salary:€37,750 - €46,255 per annum.

Startdate:Positionisavailablefrom1January2018.

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at NUI Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans.

FurtherinformationonresearchandworkingatNUIGalwayisavailableonResearchatNUIGalway

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Further information about the TOMI Laboratory is available at:

Informalenquiriesconcerningthepostmaybemadeto Professor Martin J. Leahy.

ToApply:

Applicationstoincludeacoveringletter,CV,andthecontactdetailsofthreerefereesshouldbesent,viae-mail(inMS WordorPDFonly)toProfessor Martin J. Leahy email:

PleaseputreferencenumberNUIG148-17insubjectlineofe-mailapplication.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm on Thursday 23rdNovember 2017.

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

NationalUniversityofIreland,Galwayisanequalopportunitiesemployer.