Postdoc – Holland Hybrid Heart Consortium: Join our team as a Postdoc in the Holland Hybrid Heart Consortium, working on a groundbreaking project to produce the first-ever soft-robotics, hybrid-tissue total artificial heart. The consortium focuses on fundamental research leading up to animal trials, aiming to develop an artificial heart with unique properties, including pliability, pulsatile flow, and a tissue-engineered lining.
Designation: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Area: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, (Soft) Robotics, Medicine
Location: Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Bachelor and master’s degrees in Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, (Soft) Robotics, or related fields.
- Affinity with the cardiovascular system and heart mechanics.
- Skills in fluid mechanics, implantable devices, and heart mechanics.
- Hands-on and practical project experience.
- Creative mindset with the ability to tackle unknown challenges.
- Excellent communication and knowledge-sharing skills for multidisciplinary collaboration.
Job Description:
- Design and fabrication of prototypes for the Holland Hybrid Heart.
- Implementation and evaluation of an active or passive balancing mechanism to the prototype.
- Focus on energy efficiency and size minimization.
- Develop a platform for testing different prototypes to facilitate and speed up experiments.
Terms of Employment:
- 4-year contract.
- Gross monthly salary up to €7.570 (scale 13), based on education and experience.
- Excellent fringe benefits, including a 13th-month salary and individual travel expense package.
- Pension insurance with ABP, covering approximately 2/3 of the monthly contribution.
- Special benefits, such as an in-company physiotherapist, bicycle repairer, and access to an on-site gym.
How to Apply: Submit your application by the closing date: 12-02-2024. Include a CV, motivation letter, and copies of academic transcripts. Email your application to Prof. Jolanda Kluin, Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, at j.kluin@erasmusmc.nl.
Last Date for Apply: Application deadline is 12-02-2024.
Disclaimer: This job post is based on information from a reliable source. Applicants are advised to verify details and obtain further information from the official Erasmus MC website or contact the relevant authorities for specific queries.
