Biosensors for occupational health

The Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics (ZMB) within the Department of Physics and Astronomy develops bioanalytical sensors for applications in medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety. Within this project, we will team up with the Department of Electrical Engineering ESAT of KU Leuven (prof. Irene Taurino) and with the Environment and Health Unit of the KUL Faculty of Medicine (prof. Jeroen Vanoirbeek).

The predoctoral researcher will cooperate with all three research teams: The development and testing of the sensors under laboratory conditions takes place at ZMB and ESAT, the field studies with volunteering firefighters will be performed at the Health and Environment unit.
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• A full-time Ph.D. bursary contract for a period of 3 years (36 months) with a midterm evaluation during the second year, including a generous benefits package.
• Working in an interdisciplinary and international, result-oriented team.
• Becoming a specialist in using state-of-the-art cleanroom technology and in labelfree bioanalytical sensors.
• Taking a leap forward towards a better preventive health care for occupational diseases.
• Participating actively in national and international conferences and publishing in high-ranked scientific journals.
• Following courses at the Arenberg Doctoral School according to your own interests and needs.

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Patrick Wagner, tel.: +32 16 32 21 79, mail: patrickhermann.wagner@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. Irene Taurino, tel.: +32 16 32 01 66, mail: irene.taurino@kuleuven.be.

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