Postdoc scholarship in applied physics
Linköping University (LiU) conducts world-leading, cross-disciplinary research in fields that include materials science, IT and life science technology. LiU is one of the largest universities in Sweden and today has 32 000 students and 4 000 employees. Read more at http://www.liu.se.
We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral scholar to join the “Electronically steerable guidewires” project aimed at develop guidewires and catheters that will be bent upon electrical stimulation in order to help surgeons to position and navigate them accurately and easily, reducing complexity, time and cost of surgeries towards less invasive surgeries with improved patient outcome.
The successful candidate will pursue research in the research group of Assoc. Prof. Jose G. Martinez at the Division of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM). The successful candidate will design, fabricate and optimize such steerable guidewires.
Skills and qualifications
Applicants should have completed an MSc and a PhD in the areas of materials science, applied physics, bioengineering, medical technology, mechanical engineering, or related fields.
The candidate we are looking for is at the beginning of the career as an independent researcher with a flexible and persistent approach to the project.
Requirements
The applicant should both write and speak English fluently. Besides, should be able to work both, independently and as part of a team in a multicultural setting, taking initiative, solving problems, actively learning, all of it in a multidisciplinary environment, aiming for the highest possible quality.
The applicant should be highly motivated towards science, engineering and multidisciplinary projects.
Meritorious
Experience in (micro-) fabrication, soft actuators, electroactive polymers, electrochemistry, biomedical devices or similar are meritorious.
Specific Requirements
For being eligible you need to be non-Swedish citizen with a PhD awarded at a university outside Sweden. Your doctoral degree should have been awarded in the last three years, exceptions can be made for fellows who have special circumstances such as parental leave, sickness or similar.
Scholarships may not consist solely of research collaboration with a mutual exchange of methodological and technical expertise but must also contain a well-defined training element.
Benefits
This development postdoctoral fellow position is for up to two years. The total time for receiving a scholarship from Linköping University can never exceed two years.
You will be given a tax-free scholarship of 29 000 SEK/month paid in a lumpsum for each 12 month period. Additional funding can be available to participate in conferences.
Note, scholarships will not give any pension rights, sick or maternity pay and other work-related benefits. More information here.
If you have any questions on the terms, please contact the Scholarship group at IFM, stipendium@ifm.liu.se.
Application
The following documents (in pdf-format) must be submitted when applying for a scholarship:
- Cover letter, max 1 page, describing your background, research interests and what makes you interested in the fellowship.
- Qualification plan, max 1 page, describing clearly what qualifications you want to obtain during the scholarship period.
- CV, max 4 pages, including contact details to three reference persons.
- Full publication list.
- Copy of passport, PhD diploma, and MSc transcripts with grades
Please send your application with reference number IFM-2025-00134 to jose.gabriel.martinez@liu.se, registrator@im.liu.se and stipendium@ifm.liu.se no later than 24 April 2025.