PhD Positions in Soft Active Matter Microrobots for Medicine (SAM3) Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium

Master internship opportunity in low-tech multiferroic materials for biomedical patch applications at GREMAN, University of Tours . The project focuses on materials science , physics , chemistry , and biomedical engineering , with hands-on work on: • synthesis and doping of Rochelle salt crystals (Fe, Co) • structural and functional characterization using XRD, SEM, Raman, P–E loops, and magnetic measurements • integration into bio-sourced and biodegradable substrates for smart biomedical patches...

Postdoctoral position in physical chemistry , nanochemistry , and single-molecule force spectroscopy at the University of Liege (Belgium), in the group of Dr Damien Sluysmans within NANOCHEM / the NanoChemistry & Molecular System group. The project, NanoMuscles , is funded by the FNRS . The team uses AFM , optical tweezers , and other single-molecule techniques to probe, trigger, and control individual molecules in chemistry and biology. The successful candidate will study the mechano-chemical p...

Fully funded PhD and MD-PhD positions are available at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) , an associated institute of the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland . The positions are part of the IOB PhD and MD-PhD Program in Translational Neurosciences , which combines basic science, clinical research, and therapeutic development. Successful candidates will join one of the institute’s research groups and contribute to world-leading vision research and related tra...

University of Southampton postgraduate research project: Laser-based fabrication of microfluidic devices for clinical diagnostic testing . This is a fully funded PhD opportunity (UK only) in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences / School of Optoelectronics (ORC). The project focuses on microfluidics , laser-based direct-write fabrication , paper-based diagnostic devices , and clinical diagnostic testing . The research aims to create affordable, user-friendly point-of-care tests for se...

PhD opportunity at KU Leuven in robotic catheterization for emergency intervention. The Robot Assisted Surgery (RAS) group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven is recruiting a PhD candidate to work on Development of Advanced Techniques for Emergency Robotic Catheterization . The project sits at the intersection of surgical robotics, medical devices, haptics, control, sensing, and clinical translation, with close links to micro-precision manufacturing, mechanical design, smart...