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A Research Fellow position is currently available in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

The Research Fellow will work on a project to conduct the research on development ingestible electronic/robotic platform capable of continuous monitoring and on-demand for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and to conduct the investigation on development of ingestible robotic system to enable continuous monitoring of disease relevant biomarkers and on-demand delivery of therapeutics in the gastrointestinal tract in a non-invasive and automated manner. Novel sensors and actuators and their encapsulation methods will be investigated.
 

Key Responsibilities:

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  Development of sensors that are capable of operating in harsh environment, such as 100% humidity and pH ranging 1-4.

  
  


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  Development of a reconfigurable robotic platform with ingestible form factor and capable of controlled gastrointestinal retention.

  
  


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  Integration of power management circuit, actuators for motion control, and monitoring sensors.

  
  

Job Requirements:

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  PhD in Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or related field

  
  


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  4-year research experience in related area

  
  


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  Expertise in large animal studies, such as swine and sheep

  
  


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  Knowledge in interfacing circuit design for low power sensing and wireless communication 

  
  


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  Experiences in biosensors and actuators for biomedical applications are highly preferred

  
  


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  Publication track record is preferred.

  
  


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  Proficiency in basics of programming languages such as C, C++ and Python

  
  


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  Proficiency in English as need to publish results

  
  

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.