Empa’s Centre for X-ray Analytics develops X-ray analytical and imaging methods for understanding materials structure in material, life- and medical sciences. The PostDoc research will be part of a multi-center research project on applying and combining multi-modal 2D and 3D imaging methods for understanding metastasis and tumor deposit formation in colorectal tumors. The project is highly interdisciplinary and is carried out in close collaboration with imaging, image analysis and clinical experts from Switzerland and abroad.
Tasks
- Application and further development of 3D digital histopathology by X-ray phase contrast micro-CT
- Development of image processing and ML tools and models for the automated identification and quantification of clinically relevant morphological features in metastatic colorectal tumors and lymph nodes
- Data management and data treatment
- Involvement in other closely related research activities of the imaging group at the X-ray Center
Requirements
- Completed PhD in X-ray imaging or in a field very closely related
- Very solid background in the technical and theoretical details of X-ray imaging and in phase contrast techniques
- Very good lab skills
- Preferably experience in the biomedical domain and in image processing
- Preferably experience using ML models and tools (e.g. radiomics) in image processing and very good skills in programming
- Fluent in English (German is beneficial)
- Highly motivated, team player, communicative and passionate working in an interdisciplinary field
Benefits
- Project duration is two years
- Research performed at Empa in Dübendorf
- Desired starting date is as soon as reasonably possible or upon mutual agreement
- Innovative, sustainable, meaningful activities
- Creating added value for society
- International, multicultural working environment
- Freedom to create and develop
- Culture of inclusion and respect
- Excellent balance between different areas of life
- Multiple award-winning and certified employer
- Benefits for rail, mobile, childcare, catering, etc.
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The work will be done in close cooperation and synergy with an already running PhD project and in collaboration with imaging, image analysis and clinical experts from Switzerland and abroad.