PhD Position in Bio-Engineering:  KU Leuven 1021 views

A joint PhD between the KU Leuven and the Université Catholique de Louvain linked to the Materials Performance and Non-destructive Testing group of the Dept. Materials Engineering (KU Leuven – Belgium), the Molecular Design and Synthesis group of the Department of Chemistry (KU Leuven – Belgium) and the Biomechanics lab of the Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (UCLouvain – Belgium) is open for applications.

Role and responsibilities:

The selected candidate will join the interdisciplinary research team and will be responsible for:

1. testing and validating CE-CT contrast agents, developed within the consortium, for virtual 3D histology of different biological tissues
2. developing and validating advanced image processing and analysis approaches for segmentation and analysis of the multi-tissue CE-CT images

Requirements:

• applicant must hold MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering, Bio-Engineering or a related discipline, and must be graduated with at least distinction
• applicant must have strong interest and background in image processing and analysis tools, such as machine learning and texture analysis and an equally strong interest to perform experimental work (CE-CT imaging and testing of novel contrast agents)
• applicant must possess good communication skills in English, both spoken and written
• applicant must be capable to act independently and to take initiatives
• applicant must demonstrate an interest in bridging the gap between the engineering and biological/biomedical sciences

Application:

• Apply online and upload a motivation letter and resume, a publication list, photo and / or other attachments in pdf.