[phys4phys] PhD Position in Theoretical Active Matter & Biological Physics (Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

[jan.rozman at ijs.si]

Dear Colleagues,

I have an opening for a fully funded, four-year PhD position in my group at the Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The central goal of the candidate’s research will be to gain a deeper understanding of the role of activity in the dynamics of 2D and 3D tissues. Tissues are a fascinating example of active matter, inherently out-of-equilibrium systems that use stored or ambient energy to produce systemic motion. Therefore, we can often explain the behaviour of tissues as a consequence of activity through the lens of theoretical physics. For example, much attentions had recently been drawn by the similarity between certain tissues and active nematics. The latter are a type of active liquid crystal in which activity induces spontaneous chaotic flows and motile topological defects – similar to flows and defects we can find in tissues.

Despite the key role of activity in tissue mechanics, a clear unified picture of how different active processes affect tissues is still lacking. The central aim of the PhD project will be to develop a more systematic understanding of the role of activity in tissue mechanics. This work will rely in part on recent advances in modelling 3D tissues, in which the role of activity is just as important, but much less explored than in 2D.

For more information please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/jan-rozman/home

If you would like to apply, or are interested in further details about the position, please email me at jan.rozman at ijs.si.

Best wishes,
Jan Rozman

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