ERC-funded Postdoc/PhD positions in theory-led developmental biology

The Hiscock lab is hiring! Funded by an ERC Starting Grant, we are looking to recruit people with a strong quantitative background who are curious and excited to understand mechanisms of self-organization in development. We’ll be exploring reaction-diffusion models of embryonic patterning, looking for phenomena and mechanisms beyond classic Turing patterns. We welcome applications from theoretical/computational biologists, but also from applied mathematicians, (bio)physicists, and computer programmers. We collaborate closely with experimentalists working on model systems from across the tree of life, including: tetrapod limb patterning (w/ Patrick Tschopp, University of Basel); early axial patterning in Drosophila (w/ Erik Clark, University of Cambridge); symmetry breaking in Dictyostelium (w/ Kees Weijer, University of Dundee). Positions are available at both PhD and postdoctoral levels with significant flexibility on start date; we will also provide in-depth mentorship for applications to independent fellowships. We are a curious, friendly and collaborative team based in the beautiful and affordable Northeast of Scotland, come join us! If you are interested to know more, please get in touch with Tom directly: thomas.hiscock@abdn.ac.uk.