PhD-student position for X-ray imaging of the entire human brain  post mortem

Possible start April 2025

A PhD position funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation as part of the project "X-ray imaging of the entire human brain with one micrometer resolution" (https://data.snf.ch/grants/grant/10000247) is available at the Biomaterials Science Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Switzerland.

The successful candidate will focus on human brain preparation/embedding, its tomographic imaging at synchrotron radiation facilities, and the treatment of the PB-sized data:
•    Design, realization, and operation of a device for cavity-free paraffin embedding of an entire human brain
•    Tomography of human brain tissues using both advanced laboratory-based and synchrotron radiation-based X-ray sources
•    Reconstruction of tomography datasets for the hierarchical imaging applying the University of Basel’s high-performance computing cluster SciCORE
•    Quantification of the microanatomical features in tomographic data using machine learning
•    Incorporation into the teaching activities of the Biomaterials Science Center

We expect
•    Master’s degree or equivalent in physics, biomedical engineering, or computational sciences
•    Sound knowledge in programming
•    Personality open to challenges, flexible, and team worker
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills and fluency in English and German

We offer a salary according to SNSF standards and a stimulating research environment as well as academic supervision.

Review of applications will start immediately and continues until the position is filled.

The application should include a brief personal statement explaining why your qualifications and experiences make you a reasonable candidate for this three-to-four year position, a one-page CV, copies of relevant documents, and contact details of reference persons.

Applications should be sent to Dr. Christine Tanner, christine.tanner(at)unibas.ch.