Phd Fellow in Optical Biosensor

The position
A PhD position is available at the Department of Physics and Technology, Faculty of Natural Science at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The positon is affiliated with the research group Ultrasound, Microwave and Optics with Professor Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia, and will work on two externally funded projects.
The position is for a period of three years. The objective of the position is to complete research training to the level of a doctoral degree. Admission to the PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position.
The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer. Preferably during August 2025.
The position’s field of research
The optical biosensors will be biofunctionalized to enable immobilization against specific pathogens. The sensitive biosensor chips will be integrated with microfluidics to create multiplexed o...