PhD Scholarship: Quantum Sensing: Join the prestigious PhD school of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute for a fully funded 4-year PhD scholarship in the Biomolecular Nano-Dynamics group at the University of Basel, Switzerland. The scholarship offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantum sensing of biomolecules using nitrogen vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond and single-photon fluorescence readouts.
Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Quantum Sensing of Biomolecules and Their Chemical Stimuli
Designation: PhD Student
Research Area: Quantum Sensing of Biomolecules and Their Chemical Stimuli
Location: University of Basel, Switzerland
Eligibility/Qualification:
- MSc degree in physics or physical-chemistry with excellent grades
- Prior experience in optics and fluorescence spectroscopy techniques, quantum sensing, single-molecule experiments and interpretation, advanced data analysis, coding, modeling, and machine learning
- High motivation and curiosity about fundamental questions and method development
- Independent analytical thinking and systematic work style
- Excellent experimental problem-solving skills and perseverance
- Proficiency in English (speaking & writing)
Job Description:
In this interdisciplinary PhD project, the successful candidate will:
- Build an optically-detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectrometer based on state-of-the-art equipment
- Detect single particles and single photons to establish new fluorescence readouts
- Develop a range of biocompatible experiments to detect protein molecules and their chemical stimuli
- Contribute to single-molecule NMR of biomolecules based on progress in optical quantum sensing with NV centers
How to Apply:
Applications should be submitted by email through schmid-che@unibas.ch and include:
- A letter of motivation
- CV
- Email addresses of 2-3 references, all merged into a single PDF file named ‘Application NV Firstname Lastname.pdf’
Last Date for Apply: October 30th, 2024
For further inquiries, please contact Prof. Schmid at sonja.schmid@unibas.ch or Prof. Maletinsky at patrick.maletinsky@unibas.ch.
For more details, visit the official website at www.unibas.ch.
