Postdoctoral Researcher in Magnetic Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications

Postdoctoral Researcher in Magnetic Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications

Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Dübendorf, Switzerland

Your tasks

This project aims to establish magnetic disk particles (MDPs) at the physical limit of performance for magnetic hyperthermia (MHT), magnetic particle imaging (MPI), and sensing applications. The position offers a unique opportunity to bridge fundamental magnetism, advanced nanofabrication, and translational biomedical research. The successful candidate will be based at Empa and play a central role in designing and realizing optimized magnetic multilayer systems.

Your role at Empa

• Design optimized magnetic multilayer thin films guided by micromagnetic modeling;
• Fabrication via sputter deposition;
• Nanopatterning of disk-shaped particles and suspension fabrication;
• Magnetic characterization (VSM, MOKE, MFM);
• Close collaboration with micromagnetic modeling work (Prof. Dieter Suess, University of Vienna);
• Close collaboration on MPI and MPS measurements (Prof. Dr. Matthias Graeser, University of Rostock);
• Close collaboration on particle functionalization and biomedical validation (Prof. Inge K. Herrmann, Empa/ETH Zurich/University of Zurich/Balgrist University Hospital);
• Close collaboration on nanopatterning using polystyrene-based lithography (Prof. Michał Krupiński, Kraków, Poland).

Your profile

Essential

• PhD in physics, materials science, or related field;
• Expertise in thin film magnetism;
• Strong publication record;
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary research at the interface of physics, engineering, and biomedical applications.

Highly desirable

• Experience in micro- and nanofabrication;
• Experience in micromagnetic modeling.