"Path 2: Postdoctoral Associate – IC Design for Self-powered Stimulation Implants"

Research Project Description

This project aims at developing an implantable self-powered cardiac stimulation system, which features energy harvesting from the motion of heart, power management, wireless communication, and recording of cardiac activities. The proposed system utilizes a stretchable transducer that converts the movement to electricity, which is rectified and converted to DC power by the IC. This power is managed and provided to other system components. One of them is an electrical stimulator that provides electric charges to the tissue, i.e. heart tissue in this specific case. All the stimulation parameters, including current amplitude, polarity, time, and frequency, are programmable via wireless communication. In order to ensure the safe operation of the implant, the system includes multiple recording channels of electrical signals and electrochemical signals. This project will involve the design, fabrication, and experimental validation of ICs that include various blocks, including energy harvesting, stimulation, recording, communication, and power management. This system can be applied to cardiac stimulation, brain stimulation, and also peripheral nerve stimulation.

Responsibilities of the Position

• Development (design, implementation, and validation) of the proposed IC and system components.
• Test of the system in animal model.

The candidate will also work on individualized research projects under the supervision of the faculty during the duration of his/her tenure.

Essential Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or relevant disciplines
• IC tape-out experiences

Preferred experience

• PCB design
• Embedded software for microcontrollers
• Animal experiments

Application Requirements

1. CV
2. Statement of interest
3. Transcript of degree(s)
4. Copies of representative publications.
5. Names and contact information for at least two people willing to provide letters of recommendation.

UAE nationals are encouraged to apply. This position is under the NYUAD Kawader program. For details, refer to the NYUAD Kawader webpage. For further information, contact nyuad.kawader@nyu.edu. For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.

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