The opening is for a Postdoc research position within the field of computational science, mathematical or theoretical biology, computational physics, or applied mathematics. The successful applicant will be an integral member of the GreenTE community, which offers an open, diverse and inspiring environment to engage in multidisciplinary mechanobiology research at the intersection of biology, chemistry and physics, and is expected to participate in GreenTE events, training and collaborations.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop novel, three-dimensional simulation techniques suitable for modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration in close collaboration with members of the GreenTE consortium.
- Integrate the new techniques into the plant modeling package VirtualLeaf .
- Design simulation experiments to reflect and interpret mechanical manipulation of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana as performed elsewhere in the GreenTE consortium.
- Incorporate detailed insights into the model of the mechanical properties of cell walls based on experiments and simulations at the subcellular level as developed elsewhere in the GreenTE consortium.
- Collaborate with a PhD student working in our group, also within GreenTE, to extend two-dimensional models of mechanical regulation of plant development to three dimensions and to validate these against experimental data produced elsewhere in the consortium.
- Publication of the results in the scientific literature.
Information about the requirements, selection criteria and application form can be found here
. (This is the link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2024/q3/24-43815050postdoc-three-dimensional-simulation-models-of-plant-tissue-mechanobiology-1.0-fte-for-three-years)
Enquiries about the position can be made to Prof.dr. Roeland Merks, [email protected]
To apply for this vacancy, please ensure that you join to your application the following additional documents:
- A letter of motivation
- An updated CV
- Letters of recommendation or contact details of 1 or 2 former supervisors
- The transcripts of your MSc studies
- Examples of previously written code
Application deadline September 9th 2024.