Vasily Zaburdaev

The Chair of Mathematics in Life Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Division of Immunophysics at the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine are seeking a postdoctoral fellow in immunophysics. The research environment uses statistical physics, mathematical modeling, and complex-systems approaches to investigate emerging problems in biology and medicine. The chair’s work spans phenomena including infections caused by bacterial biofilms, autoimmunity, and autoinflammation. The successful researcher will contribute to interdisciplinary research connecting theoretical physics, biological physics, applied mathematics, computer science, and medical science. The position is based at the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine on the medical campus in Erlangen, where researchers benefit from close collaboration with interdisciplinary groups and clinical researchers. The broader environment includes academic qualification support, structured doctoral programs, career development through the Graduate Center, professional training, flexible working arrangements, and a family-friendly workplace. The opening is led by Prof. Vasily Zaburdaev and is offered by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in collaboration with the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine.

PhD Candidate in Immunophysics at the Chair of Mathematics in Life Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Division of Immunophysics at the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine. The research environment uses statistical physics, complex-systems approaches, and mathematical modeling to investigate emerging problems in biology and medicine. Potential research directions include infections associated with bacterial biofilms, autoimmunity, and autoinflammation, with the broader goal of developing quantitative methods for understanding biological and medical phenomena. The doctoral researcher will join an interdisciplinary setting at the medical campus in Erlangen, where the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine supports close collaboration among physicists, mathematicians, biologists, medical researchers, interdisciplinary groups, and clinical researchers. The chair works at the interface of theoretical physics, applied mathematics, biological physics, and computational approaches to life-science questions. Doctoral candidates may also enroll in the International Max Planck Research School “Physics from Light to Life,” providing an additional structured research and training environment.