2 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
CNRS- Department
Physique des Cellules et Cancer- Research Field
Chemistry » Physical chemistry
Physics » Chemical physics
Physics » Biophysics- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
France- Application Deadline
22 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
35- Offer Starting Date
1 Apr 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / ERC- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
We are looking for an post-doc experimentalist physicist or biophysicist to work on a cell mechanics project as part of the European "Pushing Cell" project at the CNRS laboratory "Physics of Cells and Cancer" at the Institut Curie in P. Bassereau's team (Membranes and Cellular Functions).
The project consists in measuring the pushing forces exerted by cells in response to external stimulation linked to the local topography of the cell membrane, as well as the contribution of the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. These measurements will be carried out using optical tweezers coupled to confocal microscopy. This technique is available within the team. More generally, the European "Pushing Cell" consortium brings together 2 teams of physicists (theoreticians and experimentalists) and 2 teams of cell biologists; it aims to determine the biological and physical processes enabling cells to move in a biological matrix in the absence of adhesion but using the topography of the medium.
This biophysics project will be carried out under the direction of Patricia Bassereau, as part of the ERC Synergy project PushingCell, in close collaboration with theoretical physicists (Pierre Sens, Physics of Cells and Cancer, Institut Curie) and cell biologists specializing in cell migration and actin (Michael Sixt, IST Austria, Vienna, Austria) and microtubules (Anna Akhmanova, University of Utrecht, Netherlands). The "Physics of Cells and Cancer" unit (UMR 168) brings together physicists and biologists working to discover the role of physical laws in the architecture and functions of cellular systems. More generally, the Institut Curie is located in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, an area with a rich academic tradition. It offers a highly interdisciplinary and international working environment, with state-of-the-art imaging and cell and molecular biology platforms, as well as access to the IPGG's microfabrication and microfluidics platform.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Chemistry
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Physical chemistry
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
- Research Field
- Physics » Chemical physics
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
- Research Field
- Physics » Biophysics
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
We are looking for PhD physicist candidates with solid previous experience in optics or imaging on living cells or in mechanobiology, and possibly in the preparation of microfabricated or microtextured substrates. The candidate must be a highly motivated and dynamic scientist, able to communicate in English (oral and written skills).
Additional comments
The position is funded for an initial period of 18 months, with the possibility of extension. The contract includes French social security and health insurance.
Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. The desired starting date is early April 2024.
Applicants should provide a CV, a short covering letter and the names and contact details of at least two referees to [email protected] .
- Website for additional job details
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR168-DANLEC-004/Default.aspx
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Physique des Cellules et Cancer
- Country
- France
- City
- PARIS 05
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR168-DANLEC-004/Candidater.aspx
Contact
- City
PARIS 05- Website
https://curie.fr/unite/umr168
STATUS: EXPIRED
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