PhD position in Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Job in Delft, Netherlands

PhD position in Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Job Description

PhD position in Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design
36-40 hours a week

Challenge: Enabling large-scale neural recording from the surface of the brain
Change: Analog-to-information neural recording ICs
Impact: Contribute to a novel personalized therapy for depression.

Job description
Future brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) will require both high spatial density and coverage to capture the signaling of the neural pathways over the various networks in the brain. In order to deliver on their clinical promises, they will also need to be fully implantable and operate wirelessly. These requirements pose a challenge in terms of area and power consumption in the dedicated ICs used for BMIs.

In this PhD project you will investigate power-efficient circuits and architectures to miniaturize the recording electronics into a single battery-powered IC with >1000 independent channels. You will be embedded in the research group of Dr. Dante Muratore and will have close collaboration with other colleagues from the section Bioelectronics and the department Microelectronics.

Your work will allow our industrial and academic collaborators in neurobiology to identify depression biomarkers in neural signals and enable closed-loop neuromodulation in treatment-resistant depression. This can lead to minimally invasive and effective treatment for depression.

PhD position in Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design 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 signal processing and/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.
• You should be able to communicate well in english (written and oral). It is expected to have a level of 7.0 or higher for IELTS-score, or 100 or higher for TOEFL-score. Provide TOEFL/IELTS scores if available.
• Your MSc thesis or later work (publications) should reflect some original ideas. Critical and independent thinking is very important.

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