Two 3-Year Post-Doc positions at the interface of developmental biology and mathematical modelling

We are seeking to hire two talented and creative researchers to take part in a highly interdisciplinary project funded by the BBSRC. The overall aim of the project is to understand how developing embryos can self-organize into complex structures via mechanisms that are remarkably robust to changes in tissue geometry and overall embryo size. Our approach is to develop sophisticated mathematical models – informed by high resolution imaging data – to understand this counterintuitive “size-invariance” phenomenon.

How do gene expression patterns emerge in tissues where cells are constantly rearranging?

What are the mechanisms that allow for pattern robustness in the face of evolving tissue geometry?

What are the mechanisms that allow developmental patterns to adjust to changes in tissue size?

Are you a developmental biologist interested in tackling these fundamental problems, and want to apply your quantitative imaging skills while developing new skills in computational biology and mathematical modelling?

See this 3-year post-doc position advertised in the lab of Ben Steventon, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/33821/

Are you a computational biologist / mathematician / physicist interested in applying your theoretical skills to a fundamental question in developmental biology, and learning to exploit cutting edge high-resolution imaging data?

See this 3-year post-doc position advertised in the lab of Tom Hiscock, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.

https://www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/research-fellow-476233.html