Post-Doc Position Open

3 Nov 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company

Politecnico di Milano

Department

Physics

Research Field

Physics » Applied physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

15 Feb 2024 - 19:06 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

POST-DOC POSITION

Ultrabroadband Photothermal Microscope for grading and staging of tumor biopsies

Context: Within the European Pathfinder project TROPHY - ultrafast hOlograPHic FTIR microscopy - we are looking for an aspiring scientist to fill a PostDoc position at Politecnico di Milano, working on a cutting-edge project that promises to push the boundaries of vibrational microscopy.

Project overview: Photo-thermal microscopy is a rapidly emerging technique for the imaging of biological samples with high selectivity, sensitivity and spatial resolution. It relies on the photo-thermal effect, which occurs when a visible probe beam reads out the local temperature change induced by a second laser beam in the mid-infrared absorbed by the sample. The research program aims at developing a novel photo-thermal microscope based on a compact Ytterbium femtosecond oscillator capable of providing images with high chemical specification and at video speed of biological samples and in particular of tumor biopsies.

Activity:

Synthesize ultrabroadband pulses in the mid-infrared for sample excitation and narrow band pulses in the visible for extracting the photo-thermal signal.

Design a set of optics and of galvanometric mirrors for the simultaneous scanning of infrared and visible pulses over sample areas up to 1 square millimeter.

Characterize the photo-thermal response of several samples as a function of incident intensity, scanning speed, delay between pump and probe pulses, focusing conditions.

Implement a Fourier transform interferometer for extracting the spectral content of the photothermal signal.

Acquire hyper-spectral images of biopsies to be compared against images from competing or complementary approaches and to be classified via AI tools.

Employment Conditions:

A net salary: 2 355.25 € per month, paid 12 times per year.

English as the main working language.

Freedom to focus entirely on your research, with no mandatory teaching duties.

A lab located in Lecco, on the Como lake, in a newly developed campus.

Within our research team, our achievements rest upon collaboration and transparent communication and on a setting where regular dialogues are welcomed and all concepts receive attention. Teamwork is of utmost importance to us; we uphold the principle of supporting one another and working together towards our common research objectives. As the lead investigator, I provide guidance to ensure that every member of our team receives the necessary support and mentorship.

Requirements

Research Field

Physics » Applied physics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Requirements:

a PhD title in Physics/Engineering, Optics/Photonics, or related fields.

Practical and theoretical experience on solid-state lasers, pump-probe experiments, nonlinear optics, optical microscopy, Fourier-Transform spectroscopy.

We highly appreciate individuals who are enthusiastic about making significant contributions to innovative research. Your dedication to resolving problems will play a crucial role in achieving success within our team. If you would like to find out more about the project or express your interest, please reach out to Full Prof. Marco Marangoni at [email protected] .

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Physics » Applied physics

Internal Application form(s) needed

Postdoc position advertisement.pdf

English

(131.18 KB - PDF)

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Additional Information Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Politecnico di Milano

Country

Italy

City

Lecco

Postal Code

23900

Street

Via Gaetano Previati 1/C

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Milan

Website

https:// www. fisi.polimi.it/en/workwithus/calls

Street

Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32

Postal Code

20133

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED