PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Soft Matter Physics in Norway

The Department of Mathematics in Penn State’s Eberly College of Science is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join research at the intersection of fluid dynamics, soft matter, and data-driven mathematical modeling. The project is based in the department’s Pritchard Laboratory, where the successful candidate will conduct laboratory experiments and contribute to the development of mathematical models informed by experimental data. The appointment is centered on collaboration with Dr. Karol Bacik , ...

The Department of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking one or more postdoctoral scholars in theoretical condensed matter physics . The position is housed in the Condensed Matter Theory Center , giving the successful candidate the opportunity to join a research environment focused on topics across quantum and classical many-body physics. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with members of the theory center and will be free to collaborate with its faculty, including A...

This PhD opportunity at the University of Göttingen is based at the Institut für Röntgenphysik and focuses on coherent X-ray optics and related imaging methods. The project develops, implements, and applies X-ray optics for experiments using partially coherent X-ray radiation at both synchrotron/FEL facilities and laboratory micro-CT sources . The research is broad and can be tailored to the selected candidate’s profile and interests. Possible directions include X-ray optical physics , instrumen...

The University of Birmingham is offering a PhD studentship examining the physics of learning in robotic metamaterials , at the intersection of robotics, soft matter physics, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics and materials science. The project investigates active mechanical metamaterials and distributed robotic systems: networks of sensors and actuators that communicate locally to produce collective functionality. Inspired by living systems such as starfish and bacteria, these mechanica...

This postdoctoral project is part of CoLiFlow , an ANR-funded research effort on the physics of foam formation in mixtures of organic liquids. The work sits at the interface of soft matter physics , interfacial physico-chemistry , and fluid mechanics , with the aim of understanding how liquid properties and flow conditions control the emergence, stability, drainage, and breakdown of foams in complex hydrocarbon systems. The researcher will develop a fundamental, mechanism-based understanding of ...

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Rome, within the project ExTPoG – Extreme Thermodynamics of Polymer Gels . The position is tied to the scientific theme of extreme thermodynamics of polymer networks and is placed in the broader area of physical sciences, with a strong focus on experimental soft-matter research. The successful candidate will work on a project centered on polymer gels, polymeric and colloidal system...

Broedersz group (Theoretical Physics of Life), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam This ERC-funded postdoctoral project explores the statistical and dynamic organization of bacterial chromosomes . The successful candidate will join the Broedersz group, part of the Section for Physics of Living Systems in the Physics department at VU Amsterdam, and contribute to a research program on the physics of living systems. The project, Learn4DChromosome , addresses how bacterial chromosomes maintain a highly var...

The GGNB Physics of Biological & Complex Systems programme is an international PhD research school at the University of Göttingen, run in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (MPI-NAT) and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation (MPI-DS). The programme focuses on the quantitative and molecular understanding of life processes at the interface of physics, chemistry, and the life sciences. Doctoral researchers can work on topics such as biomol...

This postdoctoral research position is part of the CoLiFlow project, funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), and focuses on the physical mechanisms governing the formation, stability and dynamics of foams in mixtures of organic liquids. The project sits at the intersection of soft matter physics , interfacial physico-chemistry and fluid mechanics. The researcher will investigate how liquid properties and flow conditions influence foam formation and lifetime, addressing unresolved qu...