Missions

We seek to recruit a post-doctoral research associate for the quantitative study of cell differentiation, morphogenesis and cell motility. The questions of interest include the differentiation and patterning of human stem cells to form spinal neural circuits in vitro .as well as the motility of cells in crowded complex environments which is of relevance to tumor metastasis.

Activités

The aim of the project is to develop quantitative models for the systems of interest that will be numerically simulated and analytically studied.

Compétences

Applicants are expected to have a strong background in nonlinear dynamics and numerical computation with a clear interest in the study of biological systems. They should be able to work interactively in a collaborative research environment including physicists and biologists.

Contexte de travail

The project will be pursued as a collaboration between the team of V Hakim for the theoretical aspects and the closely located teams of B Sorre and C Sykes for the experimental counterpart. Frequent exchanges are anticipated with A Karma and H Levine, our theoretical colleagues and partners at Northeastern University..

Contraintes et risques

None identified