Open positions
We are constantly looking for motivated undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have an interest in our research. Please send your applications to Prof. Leonid Ionov ( leonid.ionov@uni-bayreuth.de ).
PhD students and postdocs, who are interested in our research and would like to join our group, will get strongest support in applying for external funding programs such as DAAD , Humboldt Fellowship , Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions - Research Fellowship , Fulbright Program , Chinese Research Council, Walter Benjamin Programme and others.
ADVANCED MODULES AND MASTER THESIS
If you are interested in doing your advanced module or master thesis in our group, please refer to the following topics that are currently open:
1. DEVICES DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
We are seeking for highly motivated students for the development of current and new biofabrication technologies based on additive manufacturing devices, such as 3D (bio) printing and fiber spinning technologies.
The candidate should have a background in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electronics engineering or any related fields with strong knowledge in CAD, electronics, and programming (e.g. C++).
2. BIOFABRICATION
- PU synthesis for the preparation of viscoelastic fibers for enhancement of skin tissue growth
- Spider silk (C-16) fiber-reinforced self-folded hydrogel tubes for vascularization
- Electrospun self-folding bilayer fabrication and characterization for nerve tissue regeneration
- Multilayer composite fabrication for cardiac tissue using touch spinning integrated into a 3D bioprinter
- Fiber-reinforced self-healing multi-layer construct for meniscus tissue
3. SHAPE-CHANGING MATERIALS
- Fabrication of lamellar structures by Melt-electrowriting (3D printing under high voltage) which contains several different polymer fibers or polymer with filler (e.g. carbon nanotubes)
Soft robotic gripper fabrication based on melt-electrowriting and electrospinning
4. FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
- Preparation and fabrication of strain-stiffening MEW polyelectrolyte microstructures
- Optimization of strain-stiffening helical electrospun fibers to prepare composite mats