Postdoctoral Position in Optical Systems for Advanced Biofabrication

Design, simulate, and build custom optical setups and beam-shaping trains. Characterize how structured light fields interact with photosensitive polymers. Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team of bioengineers, chemists, and biologists to translate photonic concepts into engineered scaffolds for regenerative medicine.

The Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication Laboratory (Prof. Marcy Zenobi-Wong) at ETH Zurich develops light-based 3D bioprinting techniques to engineer functional tissues with multi-scale porosity and topological guidance. Embedded within the Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST) and the Institute for Biomechanics, our group bridges biomedical engineering, materials science and biology.

• PhD in Optical Engineering, Photonics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering (optics emphasis), or a related discipline

• Hands-on experience with laser beam shaping, phase modulation

• Software development for optical modeling and numerical analysis (Python, MATLAB, or equivalent)

• Strong academic output relative to career stage, evidenced by high-quality publications or working papers

• Interest in translating optical physics towards products useful in tissue engineering

• Strong motivation to collaborate with interdisciplinary scientists

• Excellent written and spoken English