Doctoral fellowship in NCN project
Position: Doctoral scholarship
Number of positions: 1
Research unit name: Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences
City: Warsaw
Requirements:
Master of Science in exact science, e.g. biomedical engineering, physics etc.
PhD student status at a registered doctoral school (UW, PW, PAN etc.)
Good laboratory skills: measurement systems based on technique of near infrared spectroscopy (laser light sources, photodetectors, etc.), extensive knowledge in the field of optoelectronics. Good understanding of optical/photonic principles.
Experience in designing, implementing and operating NIRS systems and measurement solutions.
Data analysis and related scientific programming skills (C++, MatLab, LabView etc.).
Fluent English enabling writing publications and communication with foreign partners.
Innovativeness, independence and good self-organization.
Tasks description:
The goal of this project is to develop a method that allows invasive measurements using near infrared spectroscopy.
The advantage of invasive measurements is the potential to reduce the effect of an influence of extracerebral layers on the measurement results and thus on accuracy in estimation of brain physiological parameters, such as tissue saturation, cerebral autoregulation, changes in hemoglobin concentration. Due to the invasive nature of the measurement, these tests can only be carried out in intensive care units, where invasive probes are used to monitor intracranial pressure [2] or oxygen partial pressure (PtiO2). The proposed method assumes the use of existing, clinically certified measuring probes.
The work will involve development of the measurement method and then its verification in animal model and in-vivo tests in the intensive care unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The analysis of measurement results assumes the determination of tissue saturation, critical closing pressure. Furthermore, the optical signals will be correlated with intracranial pressure. The results will be compared between the ones obtained in invasive and non-invasive way.
Type of the NCN competition: OPUS,
Science group: ST
Deadline for applications submission: 19.02.2021
Conditions of employment: 3500 PLN/month within a period of at least 18 months
Additional information:
Candidates are asked to submit the following documents:
CV, cover letter, copies of diplomas and other documents confirming your qualifications.
A document confirming a status of a student in a Doctoral School.
List of scientific, didactic, implementation and organizational achievements, including:
list of publications as well as patents, patent applications and research studies used in clinical practice, copies of publications of own research in indexed journals, list of completed research projects, including the sources of financing and the financial dimensions (e.g. research projects of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, NCN, projects in EU Programs), list of projects carried out in scientific cooperation with foreign countries, list of national and international scientific societies and committees of which the candidate was or is a member.
Please add the candidate's declaration of consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of this competition in the form of the following entry: "I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in my job offer for the purposes of the recruitment process" (in accordance with the Act of 29 August 1997 on the protection of personal data, Journal of Laws No. 133, item 883 as amended).
The above documents may be submitted in a digital version by e-mail to Ten adres pocztowy jest chroniony przed spamowaniem. Aby go zobaczyć, konieczne jest włączenie w przeglądarce obsługi JavaScript. or in a paper version to the Human Resources Department of the Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering PAS; Księcia Trojdena Street, 4 in Warsaw.
Candidates may be asked to give a talk on their research and to have an interview with the Competition Committee.
The competition will be adjudicated no later than February 26th 2021. Candidates whose offers are not accepted will receive their documents back.
