Postdoctoral Researcher in Biomolecular Phase Transitions, Microfluidics and Process Engineering Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Germany

Postdoctoral Researcher Positions are open in the ERC Advanced Grant project ProtoEco: Protoecologies between Artificial Cells and Mammalian Cells at the University of Mainz / Walther Lab, with links to the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. The project explores how artificial/synthetic cells can coexist, communicate, and cooperate with mammalian cells in structured 2D and 3D environments. Research themes include artificial cells , synthetic biology , DNA nanotechnology , systems chemist...

PhD opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Biological Information Processing – Biomacromolecular Systems and Processes (IBI-4), in Jülich, Germany . The project focuses on DNA-based liquid crystal elastomers , soft matter , biomolecular self-organization, and the development of responsive micro-scale materials that can act as an artificial cytoskeleton. Research activities include fabrication and characterization of novel micro-LCEs based on charged microgels and tailored po...

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in Barcelona is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the Quasi-Living Materials Research Group under the project PhagoSynCell (ERC Consolidator Grant). The position is titled “Engineering of Novel Antimicrobial Phagocytic Vesicles” and sits at the interface of polymer chemistry, soft matter, membrane mechanics, and antimicrobial materials research. The project aims to create synthetic cells and vesicles that can capture, engulf, and kill b...

PhD opportunity at PSL Research University in the PlasticPhase Project : Micro- and Nanoplastics as Modulators of Phase Separation and Protein Aggregation . The project is hosted within the PRISM EU-funded COFUND programme and involves collaboration with Zoher Gueroui , Emmanuelle MARIE (Chimie Physique et Chimie du Vivant, Ecole normale supérieure), and Damien Cuvelier (IPGG, Institut Curie). Research topics include microplastics , nanoplastics , biomolecular phase separation , condensate forma...

PhD position in Reproductive Mechanobiology at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany . The project focuses on the quantification of mechanical properties of the female reproductive tract using complementary mechanical measurements, advanced microscopy, ex vivo tissue preparation and culture, histological characterization, and quantitative image/data analysis. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in reproductive biology , developmental biology , biophysics...