We are currently seeking applications for a 3 year Ph.D. to join a collaborative international multidisciplinary team to work on a research project aligned with our funded EPSRC’s Healthcare Technology Challenge Award aimed at developing bioelectronic technology to transform healthcare. This is a cross-school Ph.D. but will be hosted in the School of Pharmacy currently ranking 5th in the world (QS rankings) under the supervision of Dr Frankie Rawson with co-supervision from the Additive Manufacturing and Queens Medical Centre
The aim of the Ph.D. is to fabricate similar bipolar electrochemical nanosystems developed by our group ( https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsanm.9b01374 ) to sense and actuate cell behaviour and applied to treating cancer using electric fields. The area was recently reviewed by our group (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adtp.202000248 ). The successful candidate will have experience or an interest in working with, additive manufacturing, nanotechnology, biological cells/organisms, and electrochemistry. The aim of the position is to merge electronics with biology with the aim of developing new wireless electrochemical sensors and actuators for use in vivo. Laboratory work will include fabricating 3D printed electrodes, synthesis and functionalization of conductive objects, and application of the fabricated bipolar electrodes and electric fields to biological systems. These will then be screened for cell killing capability with the application for the future treatment of brain cancer
Funding Status
The successful candidate will receive a full studentship (fees and stipend at UK/EU rates only) for 3 years. The stipend can apply to EU/home students. However, EU students must be able to start for July where home students will start on 1st October 2021
Eligibility
Applicants must have (or expect to obtain) at least the equivalent of a UK first or upper second-class degree in chemistry, physics, or engineering (or related subjects). The studentship will commence in October 2021. Experience in some form of biochemistry is helpful but not essential.
How to apply
Please upload your covering letter, CV, and academic transcripts as part of the online registration process - https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pharmacy/study/phd-vacancies/how-to-apply.aspx
You must refer to the project title. Please note applications without academic transcripts will not be considered. You should also quote the supervisor name.
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