General information
Offer title : Postdoctoral fellowship (M/F) (H/F)
Reference : UMR7332-CATLEV-051
Number of position : 1
Workplace : MARSEILLE 09
Date of publication : 30 September 2025
Type of Contract : Researcher in FTC
Contract Period : 24 months
Expected date of employment : 1 November 2025
Proportion of work : Full Time
Remuneration : Since 3081,33 et 4756,76 € bruts mensuels.
Desired level of education : Doctorate
Experience required : 1 to 4 years
Section(s) CN : 02 - Physical theories: methods, models and applications
Missions
The postdoc (M/F) will work with our collaborators at the IBDM (Institut de la Biologie du Développement de Marseille) to study symmetry breaking in embryonic stem cell aggregates, called gastruloids. The postdoc (M/F) will study cell population separation using a cell-based model
Activities
The position will consist of:
- Analytically and numerically study cell population separation using a cell-based vertex model,
- Coarse-grain the model behavior to a continuum model for phase separation
- Presentation of the results at international conferences,
- Writing of articles for peer-reviewed journals.
Skills
- Expertise in studying out-of-equilibrium phenomena, analytically or numerically,
- Expertise in agent/particle-based simulations,
- Experience collaborating with biologists,
- Scientific writing.
Work Context
The position is for 2 years.
The work will be carried out in the group of Matthias Merkel at the Center for Theoretical Physics (CPT) at Aix-Marseille University, but there will be a close collaboration with the group of Pierre-François Lenne, in whose lab the experiments will be carried out. It is embedded in the ERC Synergy-grant-funded project BREAKDANCE, in collaboration with international partners.