Postdoctoral position in 3D printing of bioactive materials for tissue engineering

About this position

IMPACT is looking for talented and motivated postdoctoral researcher to participate in the development of electroactive polymeric composites, 3D models design and 3D printing scaffold for tissue engineering. The research fellow will formulate new biomaterials based on a biocompatible polymer matrix filled with active nanoparticles. The project involves the use of technical skills in the field of chemistry of materials, micro-/biofabrication and molecular biology. Some methodologies include synthesis of nanoparticles, polymer processing, design/fabrication by 3D printing technology and biological evaluation of materials.

Duties and responsibilities

• Formulation of electroactive polymeric nanocomposites based on percolation process
• Designing and fabrication of 3D scaffolds with the formulated nanocomposites using advanced material design such as those based on mechanical metamaterials
• Evaluate the biological performance of scaffolds in vitro
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Preparation of written reports
• Presentations at national and international meetings
• Preparation and publication of scientific articles
• Preparation and submission of grant applications
• Co-supervising master and undergraduate students

Ideal candidates should commit to two-year postdoctoral investigation and hold a doctoral degree in materials science, chemistry, biotechnology, or similar areas. Preferred qualifications for candidates are experience in chemical synthesis and characterization of smart materials, polymer composites, 3D printing, biomaterials, bioinks, and tissue engineering. Candidates must have proficient productivity in science, teamwork aptitudes and good communication in English.

About IMPACT Center

Catalyzing the gained knowledge into a translational pathway for life-saving therapies is the ultimate challenge of IMPACT.  IMPACT’s main goal is to develop and accelerate scientific breakthroughs that impact people’s health and the quality of their lives.   By implementing strategies to bypass the system-wide bottlenecks in the bench to bedside process, patients will have access to advanced therapies, avoiding the current indebtedness, or the inevitability of traveling abroad to seek healthcare.  The center will make a bold strategic shift to bring life-saving innovations related to tissue engineering, cellular, immune and gene therapies as novel solution for unmet medical needs.

“IMPACT aspire to reach every patient in Chile by transforming advanced therapies from inaccessible, costly and complicated to accessible, affordable and straightforward”, Maroun Khoury, director of IMPACT

IMPACT has been established in the context of a unique collaboration of five prominent Chilean Universities with a profound commitment with science, innovation and the society:  The University of the Andes, as the lead academic organization (UAndes), University of Chile (UChile), Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso (PUCV) and University of the Frontera (UFRO).

The interested and eligible candidates must send applications (CV, 2-3 contacts of references) via e-mail to Juan Pablo Acevedo (jpacevedo@uandes.cl).