Dynamics of Tissue Patterning: Theory Meets Experiment

Crick; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Crick Institute invites applications for a 2027 Crick PhD project led by Zena Hadjivasiliou. The project aims to build theoretical frameworks that couple tissue growth, cell movement and morphogen signaling to predict emergent tissue-level properties, using HPC and data-driven analysis.

Collaborations with experimental colleagues will provide direct access to datasets, enabling validation of models and refinement of predictions in an interdisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Strong background in mathematics, physics, computer science, or engineering.
• Interest in bridging physics, computational biology and experimental data.

Responsibilities

• Develop theoretical frameworks coupling tissue growth, morphogen signaling and GRNs.
• Make predictions on how tissue dynamics affect interpretation of extracellular signals.
• Collaborate with experimental colleagues and analyze data from the Hadjivasiliou lab.

Skills

Mathematics

Physics

Computer Science

Engineering

Computational Coding

Education

BSc in Mathematics/Physics/Engineering or related

Tools

High Performance Computing

Machine Learning

Job description

The Crick Institute invites applications for a 2027 Crick PhD project led by Zena Hadjivasiliou. The project aims to build theoretical frameworks that couple tissue growth, cell movement and morphogen signaling to predict emergent tissue-level properties, using HPC and data-driven analysis.

Collaborations with experimental colleagues will provide direct access to datasets, enabling validation of models and refinement of predictions in an interdisciplinary setting.