Michael Gerlt

Heidelberg University is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for AcouLiVe – Acoustic Loading of Engineered Lipid Vesicles for Next-Generation Therapeutics , a joint project combining membrane biophysics and acoustofluidics. The research will develop a novel continuous-flow platform for efficiently loading therapeutic cargo into engineered lipid vesicles. The project connects the Jahnke Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research with the Biomedical Microfluidics Group at Heidelberg University, creating an interdisciplinary environment spanning lipid-vesicle research, membrane biophysics, microfluidics, acoustofluidics, and therapeutic delivery. The postdoctoral researcher will work across both laboratories and contribute to a collaborative research programme focused on acoustic manipulation and the engineering of vesicle-based systems for next-generation therapeutics. The position offers an opportunity to build on expertise in either membrane biophysics and lipid vesicles or microfluidics and acoustofluidics while engaging with the complementary research area. Supervision will be shared by Michael Gerlt and Kevin Jahnke, with research activities based across the Biomedical Microfluidics Group at Heidelberg University and the Jahnke Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany.