Scientific Researcher

Il y a 3 jours

Gent, Belgique Universiteit Gent Temps plein
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture:
- Department: EA06
- Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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- Occupancy rate:100%:
- Number of positions: 1:
- Type of employment: Contract of limited duration:
- Term of assignment: 6 months:
- Wage scale: WM1 to WM4 (master degree):
- Required diploma:Master ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students. YOUR TASKS
- Characterizing, processing and integrating custom biomaterials into a microfluidic cornea-on-chip platform.
- Rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices based on biocompatible tapes.
- Integration of TEER sensors with the microfluidic chip platform.
- In-Chip EIS analysis of Biomaterials and active compounds.
- Translating results into a comprehensive report as well as presentations for relevant stakeholders.
- Support master thesis students. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- You hold a Master’s degree in Micro & Nano Electronic Devices Engineering.
- You have more than three years of experience in a research environment.
- You have experience working in a cleanroom environment.
- You are familiar with fabrication and design of microfluidics, biomaterials, cell seeding, drug diffusion and in-chip sensing.
- You are (co)author of at least one journal paper.
- Experience with surface analysis methods such as SIMS, TOF-SIMS, or XPS will be considered a plus.
- You are fluent in English. WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
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We offer
you a contract of definite duration for the period from November 2026 until and including April 2027 (6 months).
- Your contract will start on 1/11/2026 at the earliest.
- Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale WM1 to WM4. Click here for more information about our salary scales.
- All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits. INTERESTED?
- In the field ‘CV’: your CV and a transcript of your academic record (merged into one pdf file)
- In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages. Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB. MORE INFORMATION For more information about this vacancy, please contact