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Monash University Micro/Nanophysics Research Lab: PostDoc and Graduate Research PhD Fellowship Opportunities
Job Details
Position Type: |
PostDoc |
Employment Type: |
Full Time |
Job Description: |
Currently, postdoctorate funding and postgraduate stipends are available to support research students towards the award of a 3-year Ph.D degree on a large new Australian Research Council (equivalent to NSF ) funded project in collaboration with Prof Metin Sitti/Carnegie Mellon and another large grant provided by Nanovic (www.nanovic.com.au).
More Westerners die from cardiovascular diseases than from any other reason, many as a consequence of or inability to endure major surgery. With the ARC-funded work, we aim to enable new means of minimally and non-invasive surgery in the vasculature and digestive systems through the creation of autonomous swimming microrobots less than 1 mm in diameter. Central to this goal is a novel ultrasonic micromotor less than 300 um in diameter using twisted beam structures to couple axial and torsional vibration. Coupled to flagella that mimic E. coli, the motors provide the ability to move and work in previously inaccessible regions of the body. We also aim to understand the mechanisms underlying the operation of our motor system and flagellar motion in fluids to assist in the understanding of twisted blade structures and propulsion in fluids on the micro-scale.
With the Nanovic-funded research, we plan to study novel ways to deliver delayed-spike delivery of drugs via pulmonary means using a simple patient-controlled system. Design and construction of the system using a synthesis of digital microfluidics and MEMS fabrication technology is expected, using the MNRL's complete photolithography facility.
In addition to the ARC and Nanovic-funded stipends, postgraduate awards such as the Australian Postgraduate Awards, the Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships and several Monash University Postgraduate Scholarship schemes are also available to cover the fees for international students. Those interested in postdoctoral research are also encouraged to inquire about new funding opportunities in this and similar areas.
At the Micro/NanoPhysics Research Laboratory, managed by Drs Friend and Yeo, fundamental and applied research is conducted to elucidate the physical mechanisms behind energy and momentum transport in structural and fluidic systems on the micro and nano scales and to exploit these phenomena for a variety of applications, with publications in high-impact international journals and conferences from work by the staff, including post-doctoral, PhD, and undergraduate students, and visitors. In the past year, the staff have obtained over $4 million in funding via competitive grant-based funding for conducting research in these areas.
Current activities in the laboratory center around micro/nano-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS/NEMS) and micro/nanofluidics. Specific expertise in the MEMS/NEMS area include micromechatronics for portable integrated medical devices, novel application of ferroelectric materials for microactuators/microsensors and biocompatabile neural interaction and osteogenesis, and high-power ultrasonics for acoustic levitation, nanoparticle generation, and other novel phenomena.
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Job Requirements: |
For the projects related to the funded areas, independent research related to these themes will be pursed and published on a regular basis in prominent peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences by the students and staff. |
Extra Information: |
For those interested in the positions available, please visit our web site and contact Dr James Friend (james.friend monash.edu) for more information. Providing a CV with a complete publication list will speed consideration of your application for the available positions. |
Job Placement Categories
Science: |
Physics and Physical Sciences, Materials Science |
Industries: |
Universities/Educational Institutes, Manufacturing |
Technologies: |
Nanobiotechnology, MEMS, Nanotools & instruments, Nanodevices, Microfludics, Microfabrication |
Location
City: |
Melbourne |
Country: |
Australia |
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