Ireland-PhDs and PostDoc Positions in Biophotonics (Tissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging)

University of Limerick, Ireland

Award for three PhDs and one Postdoctoral position has been provided by The Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre of Department of Physic. This award of €1.3M is to set up a National Tissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging Facility. New equipment, including Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is also funded.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to this rapidly expanding research group and liaise with our national and international partners to increase the quality and quantity of our journal papers in this area.

The position in biophotonics (Tissue Optics) will complement on-going investigations of light interactions with tissue which has recently led to the development of the tissue viability imaging modality ‘TiVi’ among others.

The position is based in the National Tissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging Facility, Department of Physics at the University of Limerick, Ireland

The candidates would be expected to have a PhD in Biophotonics (or a related area) Post-doctoral and/or industrial research experience may be an advantage. Knowledge of the physics of the biomedical image acquisition systems would also be considered an advantage. Post-doctoral candidates should demonstrate the capacity to be productive researchers. The potential to produce journal publications will be an important consideration. A self-starting attitude, good presentation skills, teamwork and an eagerness to promote your research are essential.

The National Tissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging Facility deals with measuring, modelling, manipulating and applications of tissue optical properties and is part of the National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform.

Application Deadline: March 1st,2008

Funding Notes
The University of Limerick has been awarded funding under the Irish Government (NDP 2007-2013) HEA’s Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI IV) scheme as part of the National Biophotonics & Imaging Platform (NBIP). The total value of the funding awarded to this platform (consisting of researchers from RCSI, DCU, NUIM, NUIG, UCC, UL, DIT and CNRS (France)) in 2007 was € 30 million.

Some Relevant Publications

O’Doherty J, Henricson J, Anderson C, Leahy MJ, Nilsson GE, Sjoberg F. Sub-epidermal imaging using polarized light spectroscopy for assessment of skin microcirculation. Skin Research and Technology 2007, 13; 472-484.

Leahy MJ, de Mul FF, Nilsson GE, Maniewski R. Principles and practice of the laser-Doppler perfusion technique, Technology and Health Care, 1999; 7: 143-162.

Leahy, MJ, Enfield JG, Clancy, NT, O’Doherty J, McNamara, PM and Nilsson, GE. Biophotonic methods in microcirculation imaging, Medical Laser Application, 2007, 22, Issue 2, Pages 105-126.

For further details please contact: Dr Martin J. Leahy, email: martin.leahy[at]ul.ie