Postdoc: Data-Driven Physics of Collective Cell Migration

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

Commuting expenses contribution

Personalized benefits package

Sports facilities access

Job summary

The Broedersz group at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a Vici-funded 2.5-year Postdoctoral position on non-equilibrium statistical physics of collective cell migration. The project seeks to uncover interaction rules governing multicellular movement using data-driven theory and statistical inference.

You will work in an interactive team applying AI-inspired approaches to living systems.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics with potential focus in theoretical, statistical, soft or biological physics.
• Experience with inference or machine learning tools is a plus.
• Basic programming experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven theoretical frameworks to infer interaction rules from multicellular migration experiments.
• Combine non-equilibrium statistical physics with active matter concepts to study collective cell migration.
• Collaborate in an interactive environment to advance understanding of living systems.

Skills

Machine learning

Programming basics

Education

PhD in Physics

Tools

Python

Job description

The Broedersz group at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a Vici-funded 2.5-year Postdoctoral position on non-equilibrium statistical physics of collective cell migration. The project seeks to uncover interaction rules governing multicellular movement using data-driven theory and statistical inference.

You will work in an interactive team applying AI-inspired approaches to living systems.