 University of Basel| Acronym | UNIBAS | | Homepage | http://www.unibas.ch/ | | Country | Switzerland | | ZIP, City | | | Address | | | Phone | | | Type | Academy | | Current organization | University of Basel | | Child organizations | |
Open OpportunitiesThe University of Basel invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research position fully funded in thin film coatings and surface analysis, with applications to optical diagnostic components for future nuclear fusion reactors such as ITER. The postdoctoral researcher will develop, characterise, and optimise thin film coatings for first mirrors used in nuclear fusion diagnostics. These critical components suffer from material deposition and degradation under reactor conditions. The project combines experimental work on thin film deposition techniques with advanced surface characterisation (e.g., XPS, SEM, AFM) and plasma interaction studies. - Materials Engineering, Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
- Post-Doc Position
| The University of Basel invites applications for a 4-year PhD position fully funded and focused on experimental plasma cleaning for optical diagnostic systems in future nuclear fusion facilities such as ITER. The first mirrors will be crucial in numerous ITER optical diagnostic systems. The deposition of material eroded from the tokamak wall can severely degrade the reflectivity of the first mirrors. Plasma cleaning using radio-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas is currently considered the most promising in-situ cleaning technique. However, this technique has not been validated with magnetised plasmas, which is crucial in fusion tokamaks.
This 4-year PhD aims to study how various factors like electrode impedance, magnetic field effects, electrode erosion, and surface characteristics impact plasma cleaning processes. The project will involve operating plasma devices, using and developing plasma diagnostic techniques (e.g., Langmuir probes, Retarding Field Analysers), and analysing surface properties post-cleaning. - Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
- PhD Placement
| Rotator cuff tears are a common shoulder injury. Some people only have a few symptoms, so that a tear cannot be diagnosed in some cases. This can lead to consequential damage and wear, e.g. tendon injuries or osteoarthritis. We therefore want to find out what influence changes in the shape of the shoulder bones have on shoulder biomechanics during activities of daily living. In this study, subjects with shoulder tendon injuries and control subjects are included and examined in the Laboratory for Functional Biomechanics at the University Hospital Basel using questionnaires, arm movement analysis, muscle strength measurements and imaging techniques. - Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering
- Internship
| This master thesis project focuses on the development of algorithms to compensate for the motion of the patient while performing direct fabrication of an implant upon the anatomy. The main objective is to obtain a constant linear velocity onto the wound using a robotic arm, while accounting for the motions of the printing substrate. - Engineering and Technology, Medical and Health Sciences
- Master Thesis
| In the BIROMED-Lab we have been developing an endoscopic system for safer neurosurgeries with inspiration from human finger anatomy. Its two degrees of freedom allow the endoscope to investigate areas of the brain that would be inaccessible with standard rigid endoscopes. Thanks to springs in the transmission between the motors and the movable endoscope tip, the interaction forces between the instrument and the brain tissue can be reduced. Furthermore the interaction forces can be estimated by measuring the deflection of the spring. To make the telemanipulation of the endoscope safer and more intuitive for the surgeon, force feedback was also implemented. - Biomedical Engineering
- Master Thesis
| EVD is a common procedure in Neurosurgery, nevertheless its placement is non-ideal in up to 40% of the cases because of lack of hands-on experience of residents. To try and solve the issue we propose a medical simulator that will merge haptic feedback with hardware components. Vibro-tactile feedback has been proven useful in medical simulations and could give a more complete and realistic experience to the training surgeon, either as supplementary information to the force feedback or as stand alone information. In order to feed back the vibro-tactile information to the user, the haptic device has to be instrumentalized with appropriate custom-made hardware. - Biomedical Engineering
- Master Thesis
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