Job for Associate Professor in Micromotors for Drug Delivery and Cellular Manipulation at DTU

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Post : Associate Professor in Micromotors for Drug Delivery and Cellular Manipulation

The ’Drug Delivery and Sensor’ section at DTU Health Tech wishes to employ an associate professor within the framework of the highly interdisciplinary Center of Excellence - IDUN. The successful candidate will play a leading role in the drug delivery activities in the section, interacting with several section members working in different disciplines, such as optics, biochemistry, biology, microfluidics, pharmacology and polymer science. The job involves supervision of Ph.D. and master students.

The field of research is within microrobotics for biomedical applications. The section makes use of a toolbox consisting of among others, microdevices, various drug formulation technologies, drug delivery strategies and in vitro and in vivo models.

Responsibilities and tasks
You will be responsible for expanding our activities within microrobotics using microfabricated devices – exploring new applications and new collaborations. One possibility is to broaden our focus – to not only focus on oral drug delivery, but also explore e.g. ‘sampling’ and tissue engineering. It is expected that you will apply for own research funding, co-develop our teaching portfolio, contribute to our outreach activities, supervise and engage PhD students. It is important that you have good communication skills both in writing and verbally.

Candidate Profile
• Hold a PhD degree (or equivalent), as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship
• Document didactic/pedagogic training
• Extensive International mobility with a strong local and international academic network
• Outstanding research and publication record in high impact journals
• Experience to liaise with commercial entities for tech transfer, regulatory etc.
• Track-record to attract external funding for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research
• Be able to work within a team- and collaboration-oriented research environment
• Uphold equity and diversity to foster greater inclusion (relevant experience will be duly noted).
• Has extensive experience in biogenics and micromotors technology
• Has intensive track record within untethered microdevices for cellular manipulation (magnetic or chemical activation).
• Has multidisciplinary expertise within synthetic biology-nanomaterials-microrobotics to push frontiers in the area of healthcare MEMS.
• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research impact and experience, funding track record, and research vision
• Societal impact
• Documented innovation activities, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• International impact and experience
• Leadership potential and collaboration
• Communication skills

Additional Information
Qualification : Hold a PhD degree
Location : Denmark
Industry Type : Pharma / Healthcare / Clinical research
Functional Area : Patient Safety
End Date : 30th January, 2020