PhD Student in X-ray scattering and imaging on mineralized tissues

Your tasks ## • Develop Python-based analysis tools to extract nanostructural information from SAXS tensor tomography  • Investigate how mineralized biological tissues, including bone, adapt their nanostructure to different mechanical and functional demands  • Help to design and conduct correlative multi-scale analysis pipelines integrating SAXS tensor tomography and high-resolution X-ray tomography, and complementary electron microscopy data (in collaboration with microscopy experts)  • Publish results in scientific journals and present findings at international conferences Your profile ## • Master-s degree in Physics, Computational Science, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or related fields  • Good communication skills in English  • Experience with programming in Python is considered an asset  • Interest in interdisciplinary research linking biology, computational tools and X-ray methods  • You will be enrolled in the doctoral school of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL We offer ## Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr Marianne Liebi, e-mail marianne.liebi@psi.ch, phone +41 56 310 44 38.  Please submit your application online by 16  August 2026 (including addresses of referees) for the position as a PhD Student (Index-Nr. 6317-28708).  Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Emily Kulowatz, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland