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<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A NIH funded</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PhD studentship </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">is availab</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">le</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> in the laboratory of Dr. Nathan Doble </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">at</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> the College of Optometry</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">/</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Department of Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (OSU)</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. The successful candidate will </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">enroll in the PhD program in Vision Science at The Ohio State University and conduct their dissertation </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">work within a highly collaborative research environment focused on the development and use of </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">novel high</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-resolution </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">optical</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> instrumentation for the study of retinal structure and function. The candidate will be expected to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">assist with construction and validation of novel instrumentation as well as the </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">collect</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ion</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> and analys</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">is</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">of the experimental </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">data; prepar</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ation of</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> research results for publication and talks; writ</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ing the</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <span lang="X-NONE">scientific manuscripts, progress reports, and </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">gain experience</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> in grant writing.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This particular project will be conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Davis to design and implement full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) to study the structure and function of individual retinal neurons in living human and murine eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A description of the PhD program curriculum and graduation requirements can be found at <a href="https://optometry.osu.edu/graduate-program-doctor-philosophy">https://optometry.osu.edu/graduate-program-doctor-philosophy</a>. Funding for this position is based upon an expectation that the successful applicant will complete their degree in four years.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">An ideal candidate would have experience in the field of biomedical imaging / optics / physics / electrical engineering. Experience in the development & application of optical instrumentation for biomedical imaging
 would be particularly advantageous.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Education:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">BS / MS in physics, optics, biomedical physics, biomedical engineering, or electrical engineering.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, a statement of research skills and interests, and contact details of three referees (please describe relationship to each). Applicants should send documentation
 directly to Dr. Nathan Doble (<a href="mailto:doble.2@osu.edu">doble.2@osu.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Review of applications by the laboratory PI will begin immediately. The successful applicant will then secondarily be instructed to apply for admission to The Ohio State University graduate school following the
 ordinary application procedure and review. This position is available immediately and is not constrained to the posted review and admission cycle to the OSU Vision Science graduate program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Nathan Doble, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Professor</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Office: 614-688-2052</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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