The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore, about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether, PSI employs 2300 people.

For the SNF Project “VISION-EAR: VISualize Sound transmissION with dynamic phase-contrast micro-tomography of the human middle EAR” localized at the “X-Ray Tomographic Microscopy” group at the Swiss Light Source (SLS), we are looking for a

Postdoctoral Fellow

Your tasks
The focus of this SNSF project is to image and visualize the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window in the human middle ear. The objectives of this post-doctoral position are:

Improve the sound stimulation setup in collaboration with the clinical team and support synchrotron experiments
Developing a 3D semantic segmentation algorithm to label automatically the middle ear microstructures
Optimize the dynamic analysis pipeline by integrating digital volume correlation to quantitatively detect micromovements in the ossicular chain
Tailor the pipeline for large X-ray phase contrast tomography datasets
Segment and perform the 3D analysis of the acquired datasets
Investigate non-linear behavior of the human middle ear bones

Your profile

A PhD degree in computing science / biomedical engineering / physics or arelated field obtained
Previous experience in programming, data analysis, machine learning andimage processing
Knowledge in X-ray tomography is considered as plus
Very good communication skills (speaking and writing) in English
Enjoy working in an interdisciplinary, multinational research environment
Be an enthusiastic researcher and a good team player will help to ensure yourintegration

We offer
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.

This position (with an initial 2-year contract) is a 3-year position localized at PSI and performed in collaboration with the Sense Research Center, the CHUV in Lausanne, and the Eaton Peabody Laboratory in Boston (USA). Salary and conditions of employment are according to the rules of SNF for Postdoctoral Fellow.

For further information, please contact Dr Anne Bonnin, phone +41 56 310 46 78 or email anne.bonnin@psi.ch.

Please submit your application online by 31 January 2025 (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (index no. 6111-01).

Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Alina Rao, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

www.psi.ch

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Titre

Postdoctoral Fellow

Employeur

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)

Localisation

Forschungsstrasse 111 Villigen PSI, Suisse

Publié

2024-12-06

Date limite d'inscription

2025-01-31 23:59 (Europe/Zurich)
2025-01-31 23:59 (CET)

Type de poste

Post doc

Domaine

Génie biomédical, Traitement du signal, Traitement d'images, Biophysique, Intelligence artificielle et 3 supplémentaires

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