Postdoc Position:
Post Doctoral/ Research Scientists Position in the Field of Biomedical Engineering and Optical Engineering
PhotoMedicine Labs, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Salary Range: $60,000- $80,000 (based on quality and experience)
Employer Description
The University of Waterloo:
Engineering education is a cornerstone at the University of Waterloo which serves as one of the top 50 engineering schools worldwide. Within Canada, the University of Waterloo is the largest engineering school. For 28 years in a row UW was ranked Canada’s most innovative university, 2nd best overall university in the country and 3rd in Canada for highest quality. In a survey run by Maclean’s containing result from 24,000 university students, UW was ranked #1 for career preparation. From QS Graduate Employability Rankings, Waterloo was deemed #2 in Canada. We hold the #1 spot for Canada’s most comprehensive research university of the past 11 years, including being the best in Canada for hands-on experiential learning. In 2018, one of Waterloo’s own won the Nobel Prize in Physics; Professor Donna Strickland was the third woman in history to revive the prestigious honour. With more than 50,000 university and college students, one of the youngest populations in Canada, and internationally-recognized think tanks, Waterloo Region is a great place to study and live!
uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies-postdoctoral-affairs/welcome-postdoctoral-affairs
The PhotoMedicine Labs:
Welcome to the PhotoMedicine Labs (PML) in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. PML is interested in designing and developing novel engineering systems for clinical and pre-clinical biomedical applications. These new technologies aim to provide clinicians and researchers with novel capabilities and information that is presently difficult/impossible to obtain with existing techniques.
Our research philosophy is translational research from bench to bedside. Therefore, we built the foundation of PML on translational research activities. In that end, we run a truly interdisciplinary research program. We research, design, and develop our entire hardware and software systems in PML. This includes but not limited to research activities in state-of-the-art optical imaging systems, photoacoustic, nonlinear optics, optical sensing, fiber-optics, data acquisition, electronics, software development, image processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, ultrasound, instrument control, and analytical and computational modeling. We also design, perform and analyze significant pre-clinical and clinical experiments and activities. PML currently consists of several laboratories (Discovery Lab, Imaging Lab, Machine learning and image processing lab, Invivo Lab, Pre-clinical lab and Pathology lab). We are working to double our research activities by the end of 2024.
Our group continually strive to maintain an extremely dynamic, respectful, intellectual, fun, and creative environment. We are passionate about our research and enjoy working together as a team. Our goal is to bring talents and good ideas together to make a difference and contribute to our society. We understand that this requires hard work, knowledge, creativity, teamwork, efficiency, honesty, and focus.
Our research: Photon Absorption Remote Sensing (PARS®):
Our proprietary PARS® photon absorption remote sensing technology technology is a revolution in optical imaging. Like traditional photoacoustic imaging, PARS™ measures optical absorption and is capable of providing functional and molecular imaging of anything that can absorb light. Traditional photoacoustic imaging has been constrained by the need to have contact with targeted tissues, the size of transducers and an inability to easily integrate with other optical imaging techniques. PARS™ is the first fully optical, non-contact photoacoustic imaging technology. This allows PARS™ to maintain all of the advantages of photoacoustic imaging while addressing its short comings which provides incredible flexibility in how it can be deployed. PhotoMedicine Labs work with market leading partners to develop systems for specific applications. Currently, our primary research focus is on the development of deep cellular resolution PARS™ microscopy techniques. Our secondary research vision involves the development of multi-modality optical imaging techniques as well as novel all-optical detection methods for photoacoustic tomography.
For more information check out our website: www.photomedicinelabs.com/
Roles & responsibilities
Job Requirements
All qualified candidates are encouraged to send their CV and cover letter to Dr. Parsin H. Reza ([email protected]).
**Please note: Only candidates who are successful in the application process and invited for an interview will be contacted by us via email. **
PhotoMedicine Labs, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Salary Range: $60,000- $80,000 (based on quality and experience)
Employer Description
The University of Waterloo:
Engineering education is a cornerstone at the University of Waterloo which serves as one of the top 50 engineering schools worldwide. Within Canada, the University of Waterloo is the largest engineering school. For 28 years in a row UW was ranked Canada’s most innovative university, 2nd best overall university in the country and 3rd in Canada for highest quality. In a survey run by Maclean’s containing result from 24,000 university students, UW was ranked #1 for career preparation. From QS Graduate Employability Rankings, Waterloo was deemed #2 in Canada. We hold the #1 spot for Canada’s most comprehensive research university of the past 11 years, including being the best in Canada for hands-on experiential learning. In 2018, one of Waterloo’s own won the Nobel Prize in Physics; Professor Donna Strickland was the third woman in history to revive the prestigious honour. With more than 50,000 university and college students, one of the youngest populations in Canada, and internationally-recognized think tanks, Waterloo Region is a great place to study and live!
uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies-postdoctoral-affairs/welcome-postdoctoral-affairs
The PhotoMedicine Labs:
Welcome to the PhotoMedicine Labs (PML) in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. PML is interested in designing and developing novel engineering systems for clinical and pre-clinical biomedical applications. These new technologies aim to provide clinicians and researchers with novel capabilities and information that is presently difficult/impossible to obtain with existing techniques.
Our research philosophy is translational research from bench to bedside. Therefore, we built the foundation of PML on translational research activities. In that end, we run a truly interdisciplinary research program. We research, design, and develop our entire hardware and software systems in PML. This includes but not limited to research activities in state-of-the-art optical imaging systems, photoacoustic, nonlinear optics, optical sensing, fiber-optics, data acquisition, electronics, software development, image processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, ultrasound, instrument control, and analytical and computational modeling. We also design, perform and analyze significant pre-clinical and clinical experiments and activities. PML currently consists of several laboratories (Discovery Lab, Imaging Lab, Machine learning and image processing lab, Invivo Lab, Pre-clinical lab and Pathology lab). We are working to double our research activities by the end of 2024.
Our group continually strive to maintain an extremely dynamic, respectful, intellectual, fun, and creative environment. We are passionate about our research and enjoy working together as a team. Our goal is to bring talents and good ideas together to make a difference and contribute to our society. We understand that this requires hard work, knowledge, creativity, teamwork, efficiency, honesty, and focus.
Our research: Photon Absorption Remote Sensing (PARS®):
Our proprietary PARS® photon absorption remote sensing technology technology is a revolution in optical imaging. Like traditional photoacoustic imaging, PARS™ measures optical absorption and is capable of providing functional and molecular imaging of anything that can absorb light. Traditional photoacoustic imaging has been constrained by the need to have contact with targeted tissues, the size of transducers and an inability to easily integrate with other optical imaging techniques. PARS™ is the first fully optical, non-contact photoacoustic imaging technology. This allows PARS™ to maintain all of the advantages of photoacoustic imaging while addressing its short comings which provides incredible flexibility in how it can be deployed. PhotoMedicine Labs work with market leading partners to develop systems for specific applications. Currently, our primary research focus is on the development of deep cellular resolution PARS™ microscopy techniques. Our secondary research vision involves the development of multi-modality optical imaging techniques as well as novel all-optical detection methods for photoacoustic tomography.
For more information check out our website: www.photomedicinelabs.com/
Roles & responsibilities
- Perform independent research in designing optical imaging systems such as OCT, confocal and PARS microscopes.
- Design, build, and test complex optical systems for several clinical and pre-clinical applications.
- Collaborate with other researchers and team members in collection and interpretation of data.
- Participate in the preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
Job Requirements
- PhD degree in Engineering, Physics, Optics or Optical Engineering.
- Ability to work efficiently and prioritize multiple project tasks. ▪ Strong hands-on experience in optical design.
- Strong technical aptitude in optical engineering theory, principles, and practice.
- Ability to align and maintain complicated optical systems. ▪ Ability to perform optical designs and simulations in appropriate software such as ZEMAX.
- Ability to create optomechanical designs using 3D CAD modeling software packages such as Autodesk Inventor.
- Ability to clearly explain design concepts, theory of operation, and instructions to researchers in the biological sciences.
- Excellent communication, verbal, and written skills. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities and Aboriginal peoples.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to send their CV and cover letter to Dr. Parsin H. Reza ([email protected]).
**Please note: Only candidates who are successful in the application process and invited for an interview will be contacted by us via email. **