Postdoc in Nanostructured Materials for Improved Electrochemical Sensors

The Department of Microelectronics at Delft University of Technology is seeking an ambitious and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join a groundbreaking research program at the intersection of microfabrication, biosensors, nanomaterials, electrochemistry, and sustainable healthcare technologies.

The successful candidate will lead the research activities of Work Package 1 (WP1) within the Bio-ChipPack project, a collaborative project between TU Delft and Sensible Healthcare Systems aimed at developing next-generation continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology.

This project addresses a major healthcare challenge: enabling affordable, sustainable, and scalable glucose monitoring for millions of people worldwide. Current CGM systems remain expensive, generate significant electronic waste, and rely on manufacturing approaches that are difficult to scale sustainably. Through novel microneedle biosensor architectures and innovative semiconductor manufacturing technologies, Bio-ChipPack aims to transform how biosensors are fabricated, packaged, and deployed.

As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will drive the development of scalable wafer-level microfabrication processes for microneedle biosensors while investigating advanced nanostructured materials that improve sensitivity, reproducibility, reliability, and sustainability. You will also work in close collaboration with another postdoc to co-design the microneedle process and wafer-level packaging process.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work in TU Delft state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities (EKL and Kavli), collaborate directly with industry, publish in leading scientific journals, and contribute to technologies with direct societal impact.

Job requirements

• PhD in Electric Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics Engineering, or related field
• Experience in microfabrication
• Experience in electrochemical biosensors
• Preferred: experience in 3D printing of polymers
• Fluent in English (writing and speaking)

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Delft University of Technology is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world-class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind technologies used in daily life. The faculty contributes to sustainable and future-proof electricity systems, develops chips and sensors of the future, and lays foundations for software technologies, including AI. It also advances applied mathematics in areas such as disease process mapping using single cell data and simulation of large-scale natural phenomena. The faculty offers strong opportunities for ground-breaking research, innovative engineering education, and excellent labs and facilities within an international environment.

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 2 years. Temporary.
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave.
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.
• Support for relocation to the Netherlands, including information and events through Coming to Delft Service.
• A Dual Career Programme to support an accompanying partner with their job search in the Netherlands.