Postdoc Position: Polymer Engineer With A Focus On Biomedical Engineering

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St Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz EMPA Vollzeit
    Postdoc position: Polymer engineer with a focus on biomedical engineering Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa's around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain.
Our Laboratory for Advanced Fibers in St. Gallen pursues application-driven research in the field of polymers and fibers. We work towards a new generation of hernia repair meshes with built-in local drug-delivery strategies to enhance post-surgical outcomes. Your tasks
  • Develop novel medical liquid-core fibers for drug-loaded hernia repair meshes
  • Materials development for MedTech application, involving state-of-the-art synthesis and analytics
  • Acquisition of research grants and writing of scientific publications
  • Supervision of students and interns
  • Collaboration with surgeons, engineers, chemists and fiber technologists
Your profile
  • PhD in polymer science or biomedical engineering
  • Hands-on experience in hydrogel development, bacteria-materials interaction is a plus
  • You like to work interdisciplinary and publish your results for the scientific community
  • Fluency in English, further knowledge of German is a plus
Our offer We offer an international, highly stimulating research environment with excellent infrastructure for personal and professional development. You will be working at Empa in St.Gallen. The starting date is as soon as possible or upon mutual agreement, and the employment contract is limited to two years.
We live a culture of inclusion and respect. We welcome all people who are interested in innovative, sustainable and meaningful activities - that's what counts.
We look forward to receiving your complete online application including a letter of motivation, CV, certificates, diplomas and contact details of two reference persons. Please submit these exclusively via our job portal. Applications by e-mail and by post will not be considered. Sarah Stüdli, Bereichspersonalleiterin / HR Partner   Questions?   Dr. Edith Perret edith.perret@empa.ch
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Advanced Fibers

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