Post-doctoral research position ‘Innovative & Future-proof Building Systems’

 

The TU/e Department of the Built Environment is one of the key drivers behind the newly created Urban Development Initiative (UDI) in the Brainport region Eindhoven. In UDI we have three Research Programs, of which the Building Industry 4.0 Research Program focuses on the development and enhancement of modeling, design, additive manufacturing, robotics, fabrication techniques and co-creation methodologies realize future-proof and sustainable innovation in the building industry. This includes industrialization of largescale renovation and construction technologies. The UDI Building Industry 4.0 Program connects regional players working in a set of model/living lab locations. It closely relates to the Deparment’s research focus on the development of sustainable materials and structures.

For the UDI Building Industry 4.0 Research Program we are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with expertise in design for manufacture, smart manufacturing, advanced digital fabrication, investigative computationally-driven design approaches, and an affinity for sustainability and material systems.

Within the Building Industry 4.0 Program, you are expected to:

• Conduct research activities on one or more of these domains: smart manufacturing, digital fabrication, computational design, robotic fabrication and design innovation; 
• Publish and (co-)author papers for leading scientific journals and conferences;
• Assist the Building Industry 4.0 research group with writing funding applications;
• Assist the Building Industry 4.0 research group in supervising graduate students;
• Be a collaborative and independent researcher who is forward thinking in your creative and research agenda;
• Enthusiastically engage in co-creation activities as part of the living-lab activities of the group.

The UDI Building Industry 4.0 Program works in close collaboration with municipalities and companies in the Brainport Region on urban development and building challenges at various scales from buildings to neighbourhoods, cities, and the region.

It builds on the experiences of these community-based innovation ecosystems to:

1. Drive socio-technical innovation for the future of urban living, including new flexible and adaptive housing/living concepts, circular, parametric, computational design, and building innovations.
2. Scale up learning experiences and drive sustainable transformation.

Founders of the UDI are City of Eindhoven, City of Helmond, TU/e, Brainport Development and the Fraunhofer Research Institute. UDI aims to address urban challenges by focusing the innovation agenda on the existing and potential urban problems to develop a systemic urban planning approach that integrates different sectoral approaches. 

Job requirements

• Excellent quantitative and spatial statistical analysis skills and a PhD degree in architecture, civil engineering, design informatics, building sciences, urban/housing economics, or related disciplines;
• Prior research experience in one or more of these fields: innovation related to computational design, robotics, digital fabrication, smart manufacturing, structural engineering, construction processes sustainability and emerging housing typologies and correlated scenario development, predictive and transformative design;
• Strong design and process workflow visualization skills;
• Affinity for spatial planning, collaborative practice, design and material research;
• Excellent scientific skills, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications;
• Demonstrated interest in collaborating with non-academic (industry, municipal, community) partners in real-life field-lab settings;
• Ability to develop and test situated models for neighborhood development, including both quantitatve and qualitative indicators of housing aspirations;
• Excellent communication skills and competence in written and spoken English;
• Value open science such as open data and reproduceable research;
• Team player who enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams.

Conditions of employment

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the possibility to present your work at international conferences.
• A full-time employment for 2 years.
• You will have free access to high-quality training programs on general skills, didactics and topics related to research and valorization.
• A gross monthly salary and benefits in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• A broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes).
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.

Information and application

More information

More information can be obtained from www.tue.nl/en/our-university/departments/built-environment/ and https://brainporteindhoven.com/nl/ontdek/udi

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more about the content of this position? Please contact dr. Cristina Nan, i.c.nan[at]tue.nl or dr. Oana Druta, o.druta[at]tue.nl

For information about terms of employment, click here or contact Marcel Vogels, m.vogels1[at]tue.nl (or +31 40 247 3144).

Please visit www.tue.nl/jobs to find out more about working at TU/e!

Application

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page.
The application should include a:

• Cover letter (2 page max) in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a project portfolio, a list of your publications of international conference and journal contributions (if any), and the contact information of three references.
• A research statement, including personal ambitions and relations with the work-program proposed.

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it.
Screening will continue until the position has been filled.

We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way.

Please keep in mind you can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. If necessary please combine files.

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Post-doctoral researcher ‘System Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies’

 

The TU/e Department of the Built Environment is one of the key drivers behind the newly created Urban Development Initiative (UDI) in the Brainport region Eindhoven. One of the programs within UDI is the Urban Energy Transition Program.

The future energy system will be drastically different from the current energy system. This has an enormous impact on local governments, system operators, energy producers, home-owners and housing corporations and industry. The UDI Urban Energy Transition program aims to support these stakeholders in their long-term decision making by developing the models and tools that are needed to properly forecast, plan, and assess scenarios for future renewable energy system integration in the built environment. We support industrial partners with their Research & Development and specifically target the engineering challenges of renewable energy technologies. We are developing a collaborative ecosystem of stakeholders who are actively involved in the decision-making and/or implementation processes of the energy transition at a local, city and regional scale, to build a strong foundation for the long-term planning of the future energy system in the built environment.

The university hosts a variety of research labs that can be exploited in these projects, such as a building physics and services laboratory, renewable electricity and solar thermal energy laboratory, and a smart grids laboratory.

For the UDI Urban Energy Transition Program we are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with expertise in system integration and renewable energy technologies.

Within the Urban Energy Transition Program, you are expected to:

• Conduct research activities on one or more of the fields for real-world problems: renewable energy technologies, renewable energy innovation, research and development engineering;
• Publish and (co-)author papers for leading scientific journals and conferences;
• Assist the Urban Energy Transition research group with writing funding applications;
• Assist the Urban Energy Transition research group in supervising graduate students;
• Be a collaborative and independent researcher who is forward thinking in your creative and research agenda;
• Enthusiastically engage with public and private partners of the research program to look for opportunities to focus on specific challenges they would like us to help them address.

The Urban Energy Transition Program is part of the Urban Development Initiative (UDI). Founders of the UDI are City of Eindhoven, City of Helmond, TU/e, Brainport Development and the Fraunhofer Research Institute. UDI aims to address urban challenges by focusing the innovation agenda on the existing and potential urban problems in order to develop a systemic urban planning approach that integrates different sectoral approaches. The UDI Urban Energy Transition Program collaborates with TU/e Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES), and with external parties such as municipalities, distribution system operators, housing corporations and industry. It closely relates to the Deparment’s research focus on the development of sustainable materials and structures.

Job requirements

We are looking for a candidate who meets the following requirements:

• Computational affinity and a PhD degree in renewable energy technologies, renewable energy innovation, research and development engineering or another relevant field of study;
• Affinity for applying research to real-world problems;
• Excellent scientific skills, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications or other forms of output (i.e. software);
• Able to develop prototypes and software (i.e. 2D/3D visualization and monitoring tools) is a plus;
• Excellent communication skills and competence in written and spoken English;
• Experience with or demonstrated interest in collaborating with external private and/or public partners in field lab settings;
• Value open science such as open data and reproduceable research;
• Team player who enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams.

Conditions of employment

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the possibility to present your work at international conferences.
• A full-time employment for 2 years.
• You will have free access to high-quality training programs on general skills, didactics and topics related to research and valorization.
• A gross monthly salary and benefits in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• A broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes).
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.

Information and application

More information

More information can be obtained from www.tue.nl/en/our-university/departments/built-environment/ and https://brainporteindhoven.com/nl/ontdek/udi

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more about the content of this position? Please contact dr.ir. Lisanne Havinga, l.c.havinga[at]tue.nl

For information about terms of employment, click here or contact Marcel Vogels, m.vogels1[at]tue.nl (or +31 40 247 3144).

Please visit www.tue.nl/jobs to find out more about working at TU/e!

Application

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page.
The application should include a:

• Cover letter (2 page max) in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a project portfolio, a list of your publications of international conference and journal contributions (if any), and the contact information of three references.
• A research statement, including personal ambitions and relations with the work-program proposed.

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it.
Screening will continue until the position has been filled.

We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way.

Please keep in mind you can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. If necessary please combine files.

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PostDoc on Quantum Secure Mobile Edge Computing

 

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is one of Europe’s top technological universities, in the heart of one of Europe’s largest high­tech innovation ecosystems - the Eindhoven Brainport region. Research at TU/e is characterized by a combination of academic excellence and a strong real-world impact. This impact is often obtained via close collaboration with high­tech industries.

TUe campus 5G and QKD test and evaluation site

At the TUe campus we are developing a 5G testbed offering attractive open environment for pilot tests as well as evaluations for applications and scenarios that require the new stringent
5G key performance indicators (KPIs) and data security to be met, like, e.g., robot-to-robot communication, fronthaul to robot, robot-to-drone, broadcasting, city security,
3D-communications, 5G automated vehicle driving, to name but a few. Several 5G Projects from several groups at TUe such as 5G PPP blueSPACE, Metro-haul, 5G MOBIX, 5G PHOS, 5G STEP FWD, BRAINE and others are cross-collaborating in setting up the 5G test-environment.

Research Challenges in BRAINE

Edge computing offers many technical advantages, e.g., reduced latency, secure decentralized processing and storage, scalability at lower complexity, versatility to adapt the changes in resources and applications, and increased reliability. Edge computing can dramatically boost services and applications by supporting artificial intelligence (AI) natively, instead of relying on the cloud. Edge computing supporting AI is the only technology that will enable many of the
long-awaited game changers: Industry4.0 and smart manufacturing, 5G, IoT, self-driving vehicles, remote robotics for healthcare, and machine vision among others. The ECSEL BRAINE project’s overall aim is to boost the development of the Edge framework focusing on energy efficient hardware and AI empowered software, capable of processing Big Data at the Edge, supporting security, data privacy, and sovereignty.

The candidate

We are looking therefore for a strong (PhD) researcher or industrial applied research engineer to take up these challenges related to:

• Perform network architectural studies for quantum secure mobile edge computing for
  5G applications
• Develop a roadmap study for 5G connectivity integration into edge computing with data security for access, data transmission and long term storage integrity
• Implementation and test of EMDC in existing 5G test-environment at TU/e
• Implement QKD for encryption in our 5G test-bed and BRAINE test and use cases at TUE and other BRAINE partners sites
• Interfacing between all interfaces elements of end-to-end system from EMDC and 5G and classic and QKD encryption
• Contribute to the definition of the roadmaps for research on what shall be 6G systems and implementation of systems-on-chip for secure infrastructures

The candidate for this position will contribute to the TU/e efforts in stablishing the collaboration liaisons with the BRAINE consortium but also with other projects such as 5G MOBIX, blueSPACE partners and other researchers in the project.  The candidates will contribute to the related project reporting, scientific publication and dissemination activities and preparation of proposal for grant to national and European projects. The candidate is expected to interact with TUe teams in efforts of stablishing and operating the common activities in the Eindhoven 5G and QKD test-beds.

Job requirements

• MSc or PhD in electrical engineering, cyber-security, telecommunications, optical fibre communications, wireless communications. Candidates with a BSc in Engineering with and/or an equivalent industrial engineering background and experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Background and experience in cyber-security, classic and quantum is an asset
• Knowledge of QKD systems
• Knowledge of mobile edge computing
• Ability to work with experts from a broad range of scientific and technology backgrounds
• Fluent spoken and written English

Conditions of employment

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the possibility to present your work at international conferences.
• Full-time temporary appointment for 2 years with a probation period of 1 year.
• You will have free access to high-quality training programs on general skills, didactics and topics related to research and valorization.
• A gross monthly salary, depending on knowledge and experience (based on scale 10) and benefits in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities are offered.
• A broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes).
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.

Information and application

More information

For more information about the project and any informal enquiries, please contact
prof.dr.ir. Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, i.tafur.monroy[at]tue.nl.

For information about terms of employment, please contact Ellen van der Mierden,
HR Advisor, e.m.v.d.mierden[at]tue.nl.

Please visit www.tue.nl/jobs to find out more about working at TU/e!

Application

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page.
The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of three references.
• List of five self-selected ‘best publications’.

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it. Screening will continue until the position has been filled. Start date as soon as possible.

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Postdoc­toral Re­searcher on Philo­sophy of Ro­bot­ics and AI

 

The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. In international university rankings, the University of Helsinki typically ranks among the top 100. The University of Helsinki seeks solutions for global challenges and creates new ways of thinking for the best of humanity.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Academy of Finland research project Ethical Risks and Responsibility of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence invite applications for the position of

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN PHILOSOPHY (AI ETHICS AND ROBOPHILOSOPHY)

for a two-year, full-time, fixed-term period from autumn 2021 onwards (starting date as agreed). The position will be located at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher who has completed a doctoral degree no more than three years ago. The aim of the position is to encourage the appointee to further their skills and gain more experience to prepare them for an academic career.

The successful applicant will join a research team RADAR (https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/organisations/radar-robophilosophy...) working on various topics at the intersection of ethics, robotics, action theory, led by research coordinator Pekka Mäkelä together with Senior researcher Raul Hakli.

Candidates are expected to conduct research relevant to the above-mentioned research project. The core question of the project is how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) responsibly in societal applications, especially in healthcare. Given the breadth of the project, suitable areas of specialization include a wide range of topics in applied ethics, action theory, philosophy of mind, philosophy of AI, robophilosophy and social ontology. Since the project studies the use of AI in social and health care applications, interest in and familiarity with medical and healthcare practices is appreciated. The successful applicant should also possess appropriate teaching skills in philosophy. The duties of the postdoctoral researcher include teaching for the Faculty of Social Sciences (5% of the annual workload).

QUALIFICATIONS

The default assumption is that the appointee will hold a doctoral degree before commencing work in the project, and have the ability to conduct independent scientific work. The working language will be English. The chosen applicant is expected to reside in Finland while employed by the University of Helsinki, and to participate actively in the intellectual life of the discipline of Practical Philosophy, and the wider scientific community across and beyond the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University of Helsinki. The Faculty of Social Sciences provides assistance in relocation.

WHAT WE OFFER

We are an equal opportunity employer and offer an attractive and diverse workplace in an inspiring environment. The annual gross salary range will be approx. 30,000 – 40,000 euros, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. In addition, University of Helsinki offers comprehensive benefits to its employees, including occupational health care, wellbeing and sport services and opportunities for professional development. Further information at https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers. The employment contract will include a probationary period of six months.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are requested to enclose with their applications the following documents in English. Please compile all documents as a single pdf file:

(1) a CV with a list of publications
(2) a research plan connecting the applicant’s own research to the research project characterised above (max. 2 pages),
(3) the contact information of 2 referees, and
(4) a writing sample of maximum 10 000 words.

Please submit your application through the University of Helsinki Recruitment System by clicking the link Apply for job. Applicants who are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to submit their application via the SAP HR portal, saphr.it.helsinki.fi.The deadline for applications is 1 August, 2021.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the position may be obtained from research coordinator Pekka Mäkelä, pekka.a.makela@helsinki.fi

Should you need support with the recruitment system, please contact recruitment@helsinki.fi.

The Faculty of Social Sciences is Finland’s leading research and education institute in the social sciences, and the country’s most diverse social sciences faculty in terms of the range of its disciplines and fields of research. The Faculty has a strong international research profile and international Master’s programmes, and several of its disciplinary units have been rated among the top 50 in the world. The Faculty has a research and teaching staff of approximately 500, and each year it awards some 350 Bachelor’s degrees, 400 Master’s degrees and more than 40 doctoral degrees. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer an attractive and diverse workplace in an inspiring environment with a variety of development opportunities and benefits. For more information, please see the Faculty website at www.helsinki.fi/socialsciences/.

Due date

01.08.2021 23:59 EEST

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Open competition for a postdoctoral research position at the Skoltech Laboratory of Integrable Systems and Turbulence of the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS)

 

The Laboratory of Integrable Systems and Turbulence of the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) in Moscow opens competition among young researchers and invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in the field of mathematical physics. The focus of the research is the implementation of the research program of the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 19-72-30028 “Turbulence and coherent structures in integrable and non-integrable systems”. The selection of applications will be carried out by the Commission under the leadership of the head of the Laboratory (Dr. Vladimir Zakharov).

The research program includes the following research areas:

• The hydrodynamics of an ideal fluid with a free boundary, the theory of wave turbulence, the theory of integrability, theoretical and numerical study of Hamiltonian wave systems, numerical simulation.
• Development of the analytical theory of ocean wind waves, numerical modeling of the theory’s main tool – the wave kinetic equation in the framework of the theory of weak wave turbulence. Development of a model of wind waves of the open ocean as applied to limited basins, taking into account the coastline.
• Turbulence in integrable systems, analytical and numerical methods. For optical information transmission lines, investigate the problem of spontaneous generation of integrable turbulence and the appearance of waves of extreme amplitude.
• The unsteady potential flow of a deep two-dimensional fluid with a free boundary.

The winner of the competition will carry out the following activities:

• Research of the formation of killer waves on the surface of the ocean;
• Numerical modeling of the appearance of killer waves using the Hamiltonian formalism;
• Research of the integrability of fluid dynamics with a free boundary or its simplified models;
• Creation of turbulence models on the ocean surface taking into account wind pumping;
• Creation of effective numerical codes for modeling water waves and wave turbulence in optics.

Requirements for applicants:
1) age under 36 years old;
2) the scientific degree of candidate of science or the Ph.D. degree obtained at a foreign university and recognized on the territory of the Russian Federation;
3) experience in the field of mathematical physics and in the other fields of the research program;
4) the absence of labor relations with the Skolech (including external part-time work) from January 1, 2019, until the day of the announcement of the competition;
5) at least four publications (WoS and Scopus).

Application procedure

To submit an application please visit:  https://ученые-исследователи.рф/ – choose vacancy ID VAC_78688 (print in the search area “Научный сотрудник в Лабораторию интегрируемых систем и турбулентности”) or at the link https://ученые-исследователи.рф/public/vacancies/view/78688

Applications submission deadline – June 20, 2021, 23:55 Moscow, Russia time.

Winners announcement – no later than July 5, 2021, 23:55 Moscow, Russia time

Order №703, 31.10.2019, Regulations on the organization of open competition

Order №381, 22.05.2021, On the composition of the Contest Committee and the schedule of the execution of the open competition

The application documents list:

• Application form
• A CV in free form, with a list of scientific papers, certificates for inventions, implemented in the practice of large projects and developments, if any
• Research statement
• Statement of Purpose/Motivation letter
• References from experts in the specified field of science (at least two)
• Copy of higher education document
• Copy of the Ph.D. degree (or equivalent)
• Scientific papers of the candidate (optional)
• Recommendation of the supervisor from the previous place of work (at the discretion of the applicant)
• Other documents confirming the level of qualification of the applicant (at the discretion of the applicant)

Applicants should submit only one application (if several applications are submitted, then the latter one is considered for participation in the competition).

The absence of the full package of documents may be the reason for rejecting the application.

The application must be submitted in Russian or English. Documents in languages other than Russian or English must be provided with a translation into Russian or English. Documents provided in languages other than Russian and English without translation, will not be accepted for evaluation.

Terms of appointment

The employment agreement will be signed with the competition winner by July 30, 2021, with the subsequent renewal for the period not exceeding 12 (twelve) months each, and completing the ending period of grant financing.

Benefits include medical insurance and a relocation package may be offered for non-residents of the Moscow region (subject to Skoltech internal regulations).

About the Laboratory of Integrable Systems and Turbulence

The Laboratory is led by academician Dr. Vladimir Zakharov – a recipient of State Prize for research in Plasma Theory (USSR, 1987), Order of Honors from the State (USSR, 1989), State Prize of Russian Federation for research in Soliton Theory (Russia, 1993), Order for the Service to Russian federation, awarded to 60th anniversary (1999), Dirac Medal of the Abdul Sallam International Center for Theoretical Physics (Trieste, Italy, 2003), and the Namesake of asteroid 7153 Vladzakharov. Dr. Zakharov is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society since 2012.

The research, performed in the Laboratory is devoted to the study of turbulence and coherent structures, as well as their mutual influence in the integrable and non-integrable systems. The research performed is not only at the world level but in many ways ahead of it. Members of the Laboratory are the world leaders in the scientific directions of studying hydrodynamics, nonlinear waves, turbulence, ocean-atmosphere interaction.

Postdoctoral Position (m/f/d) | Chromatin regulation in early embryo

 

At the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg (Lab of Dr. Iovino) a Postdoctoral Position (m/f/d) is available. The position is open immediately and initially funded for two years.

The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE) in Freiburg, Germany is an interdisciplinary research institution that conducts basic research in two key areas of modern biology: Immunobiology and Epigenetics. Central questions address the molecular basis of cell type identities, as they are regulated during immune cell differentiation, metabolic response and epigenetic chromatin adaptation.

Your tasks:

The Iovino lab is part of the Chromatin Regulation department. It focuses on understanding the epigenetic events contributing to the formation of functional gametes and the establishment of the zygotic epigenome upon fertilization. We are looking for a Drosophila embryologist with expertise in germline and early embryo. The successful candidate will have the excellent opportunity to collaborate within the group and build on our recent finding in Drosophila (Zenk, et al. Science 2017, Zenk et al. Nature 2021).

Your qualifications:

We are looking for a motivated team player with strong communication skills and the desire to work in a dynamic environment. The successful applicant will have proven experience with Drosophila early embryo and germline. Moreover, we expect expertise in chromatin biochemistry and imaging. Applicants should have a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree in any area of Biology. Experience with molecular techniques is required and knowledge of genomics, proteomics is desired. Candidates should have a good publication record. Very good command of English language.

We offer:

Located in a region that connects Germany, France and Switzerland, our institute offers an international research environment with outstanding infrastructure facilities and a positive working atmosphere that places a high value on work-life balance.

•  Salary according to your qualification and professional experience according to TVöD
•  Social benefits in line with public service
•  Professional training and development opportunities
• Challenging work in a modern working environment
• Family-friendly offers (affiliated day care center at the institute, parent-child room, breastfeeding room, pme family service)

We value and promote diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities, so we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from severely disabled people. We would also like to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore expressly encourage women to apply.

Application deadline:

Have we sparked your interest? Please apply with your complete application documents (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, certificates) via our online applicant portal by 27th of June 2021.

For further professional inquiries please contact Mr. Dr. Nicola Iovino: iovino@ie-freiburg.mpg.de

Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology and Epigenetics

Stübeweg 51

79108 Freiburg

Germany

Postdoctoral Position | Fluid Robotics & Biophysics

 

The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, is an international research institute focused on cell and developmental biology. Currently about 500 employees are working at the institute, where half are from abroad with 53 nations represented. MPI-CBG has twice been awarded the title “Best Place to Work” (Academia and postdocs) by the journal “The Scientist”.

 We are offering a Postdoctoral Position in Fluid Robotics & Biophysics.

Job Description

Wouldn’t it be cool if we could control the physics of organism development? The Kreysing lab recently succeeded in optically inducing hydrodynamic flows within cells and developing embryos (FLUCS: Mittasch et al, Nature Cell Biology 20, 2018, Mittasch et al, J Cell Biol, 2020, Nat Phys, in press).            

As a next step, we plan to refine this technique to gain full tactile control of micron scale motion, for which we need your help.  Together, we will leverage FLUCS for the active micro-rheology of phase-separated compartments, as well as precision micro-manipulations of organelles within cells and early embryos. By this approach we aim to reveal structure-function relationships underlying cellular organization and to gain control of central developmental programs. Long term aims include enhanced clinical diagnostics and early development assistance.

Your Qualifications

We seek an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in biophysics, quantitative biology, biotechnology, robotics or related disciplines. Candidates should be familiar with at least several of the following techniques:

Light Microscopy, optics (i.e. optical tweezers), cell culture, C. elegans research, programming (Python, Matlab, Keras and/or Labview), machine learning,  and quantitative data analysis. Equally important are outstanding creativity and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary science. Excellent English communication skills (spoken and in writing) are required.

Our Offer

This full-time position is available immediately. Salary and social benefits will be in accordance with the regulations of the German TVöD Bund (salary agreement for public service employees). The contract will be limited initially to 2 years with the possibility of extension. For informal inquiries, please contact Dr. Moritz Kreysing via email: kreysing@mpi-cbg.de

 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. There is no deadline.

The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

 Applications should include

• a cover letter indicating the motivation to apply for this position,
• a CV including a publication list,
• a concise description of previous research accomplishments (favorably <1 page), and
• contact details of at least 2 approachable academic referees

and should be submitted via our  online application system stating Code 2021-PostDoc-FluidRobotics-2290 in your application letter.

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Pfotenhauerstr. 108
01307 Dresden
Germany