PhD Position – Modeling trypanosome motility in complex environments

European Commission; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Forschungszentrum Jülich invites applications for a PhD project focused on understanding trypanosome motility in biological tissue environments. The successful candidate will engage in cutting-edge research with excellent support and benefits, including 30 annual leave days and training opportunities.

Leistungen

Cutting-edge computational facilities

30 days annual leave plus additional days off

Training and networking opportunities

Support for international employees

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in relevant field required.
• Motivation to study microswimmer motility essential.
• Experience with computational modeling preferred.

Aufgaben

• Research trypanosome motility in soft tissue-like environments.
• Develop computational models and simulations.
• Publish and present findings in academic forums.

Kenntnisse

Programming skills

Numerical modeling

Particle-based methods

Collaboration with experimentalists

Excellent English skills

Ausbildung

Master's degree in physics, biophysics, applied mathematics, chemistry, or engineering

Tools

Parallel programming

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company: Forschungszentrum Jülich

Research Field: All

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country: Germany

Application Deadline: 19 Jan 2038 - 03:14 (UTC)

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Other

Funding: Not funded by a EU programme

Research Infrastructure: No

Offer Description

Area of research: Promotion

Your Job:

The main objective of this PhD project is to understand the propulsion of trypanosomes in complex environments mimicking biological tissues. You will study their swimming behavior in soft tissue-like surroundings using established models. This project is part of the DFG-SPP 2332 'Physics of Parasitism' program, involving theoretical, simulation, and experimental work.

The key goals are:

• To elucidate physical mechanisms governing trypanosome motility in dense suspensions of soft particles.
• To characterize swimming through elastic networks with varying pore sizes and elastic properties.
• To identify the limits of motility in soft tissue-like environments.
• To publish and present findings in journals and at conferences.

Your Profile:

• Master's degree in physics, biophysics, applied mathematics, chemistry, or engineering.
• Motivation to study microswimmer motility and develop computational models.
• Programming skills and experience with numerical modeling and particle-based methods.
• Interest in collaboration with experimentalists.
• Excellent English skills.
• Experience with parallel programming (advantageous but not necessary).

Application should include CV, motivation letter, degrees, grades, and contact info of two references.

Our Offer:

Join an international team working on impactful issues, with excellent conditions for your PhD, including:

• Cutting-edge computational facilities and collaboration with leading experimental groups.
• 30 days annual leave plus additional days off.
• Training and networking opportunities via JuDocS.
• Support for international employees.

The position is initially for 3 years, with pay aligned to pay group 13 of TVöD-Bund, plus a Christmas bonus. For details, see go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed. Further info on doctoral degrees and careers at Forschungszentrum Jülich is at www.fz-juelich.de/gp/Careers_Docs.

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. More on diversity and equal opportunities: go.fzj.de/equality.

The Forschungszentrum Jülich is part of the Helmholtz Association, Germany's largest scientific organization.