PhD position in Microfabrication of Piezoelectric Ultrasound Transducers Job in Delft, Netherlands

PhD position in Microfabrication of Piezoelectric Ultrasound Transducers Job Description

PhD position in Microfabrication of Piezoelectric Ultrasound Transducers
36-40 hours per week

Challenge: Enable minimally invasive and precise brain stimulation
Change: Lossless integration of piezoelectrics with CMOS technology
Impact: Contribute to a novel personalized therapy for depression

Job description
Focused ultrasound (FUS) brain stimulation is an emerging minimally invasive brain interface that combines high spatial resolution with high depth of penetration. Even though FUS has been shown great promise for the treatment of a vast range of neurological diseases, existing FUS stimulators are still bulky, power inefficient and with limited volumetric spatial resolution. This limits its applications to acute procedures, where test subjects are immobilized, and FUS helmet-like devices are controlled by robotic arms in a highly complex setup.

In this fully funded PhD project (UPSIDE EU grant - EIC Pathfinder Challenges), you will investigate lossless microfabrication methods to integrated 2D arrays of piezoelectric ultrasound transducers in CMOS technology. This work will be developed both in the TU Delft cleanroom facilities and in the Biosonic laboratory. You will be embedded in the research group of Dr. Tiago Costa and will have close collaboration with colleagues from the section Bioelectronics and the department Microelectronics.

Your work will allow our neurobiology colleagues to unravel the promising effect of FUS in the complex neural circuits involved in treatment-resistant depression.This can lead to minimally invasive and effective treatment for depression.

PhD position in Microfabrication of Piezoelectric Ultrasound Transducers Job Requirements

Requirements
We make our selection based on the following general requirements:

• You should have earned an MSc degree at a recognized institute for higher education in Electrical Engineering.
• You should have a strong background in analog and mixed-signal IC design. A background in ultrasound transducer interfaces or neural interfaces is desirable.
• Your Grade-Point-Average should be above 8/10. Also your MSc thesis should have received a grade above 8/10.
• Your MSc thesis or later work (publications) should reflect some original ideas. Critical and independent thinking are very important.
• You should be able to communicate well in english (written and oral).

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