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Doctoral Student (Ph.D.) position in Biomedical Optics for Oncology

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ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences is offering a Ph.D. Position in a new project in translational oncology carried out jointly by the Medical Optics group led by Prof. Turgut Durduran at ICFO and IDIBELL – The Bellvitge Institute of Biomedical Research.

ICFO is a centre based in Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain) devoted to research and education of the optical and photonic sciences at the highest international level. ICFO, in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), is offering a predoctoral fellowship to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic graduate student who wishes to enhance his/her scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment, as well as to obtain a doctoral degree in the Photonics. Ph.D. Program. The students at ICFO benefit from the extensive course offerings of local universities and focused instruction by ICFO professors while carrying out research activities at ICFO groups with local and international  collaborators.

The successful candidate will be working primarily at ICFO as part of the Medical Optics groups in collaboration with IDIBELL. Their research focuses on translational research bringing biomedical-optical methodologies from the bench-top to pre-clinical and clinical applications in cancer/oncology research. In particular, the candidate will be responsible for the design and implementation of a tomographic imager in cancer models, the relevant data acquisition and analysis as well as in vivo testing on cancer models. These findings will then be translated to equivalent studies on humans and are expected to benefit cancer therapy in the clinics. For more information about please see http://www.icfo.es/groups/tdurduran


Eligibility
Candidates must hold an internationally-recognized master's degree (or evidence of its completion in the nearest future) preferably in bio-engineering, photonics, physics, or related fields. The candidate should have a proven track record of excellence in academics and research. Experience in elecro-optic design, general experimental design, light scattering in turbid media, diffuse optics, image reconstruction methods and basic numerical programming (e.g. Matlab, LabView, C/C++) is highly desired. There are no restrictions of citizenship.


Conditions of fellowships
The fellowships are offered for periods of one year, renewable for a total of four years.
The renewal of the ICFO-UPC fellowship is conditional on satisfactory performance in research and teaching activities.


Application procedure
Potential applicants may contact Prof. Turgut Durduran (turgut.durduran@icfo.es).
The formal application should be submitted by e-mail to: icfojobs@icfo.es (cc: turgut.durduran@icfo.es). E-mail submissions must be coded in DOC, PS, or PDF formats and must include the mailing label “ONCOPHD”.

Applications can also be submitted by post.

For application, please submit the following relevant application material:
•        A presentation letter with declaration of research interests,
•        A Curriculum Vitae, including a full address, a contact phone number and e-mail address and a copy of the passport,
•        A scanned copy of your University academic transcripts in English or Spanish,
•        A scanned copy of the degree, if available at the time of application,
•        The contact e-mail of three potential referees.
•        If available, scanned copy of standardized test results (GRE, TOEFL, etc.).  Note that submission of test results is optional, but they can be particularly helpful for evaluating candidates with degrees obtained outside the European Higher Education Area.

Please note that candidates should be willing to be contacted by phone during the entire selection process.

Selection of ICFO-UPC predoctoral fellows is based on merit and potential, measured in terms of the academic record and personal achievements. Proactivity, participation in community activities, and capacity for team-work are also taken into account.


Deadlines and contacts
The call will remain open until suitable candidates are identified.
Candidates must contact icfojobs@icfo.es for informal inquiries regarding the application as well as for submitting the application.

For further information, please visit http://www.icfo.es/

The formal application should be submitted by e-mail to: icfojobs@icfo.es (cc: turgut.durduran@icfo.es). E-mail submissions must be coded in DOC, PS, or PDF formats and must include the mailing label “ONCOPHD”.

Applications can also be submitted by post:
ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences
Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT-UPC)
Av. Del Canal Olímpic, s/n
08860 – Castelldefels (Barcelona)
SPAIN

Internal Job Code: ONCOPHD

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