Postdoc in theoretical biophysics

We are seeking an ambitious postdoctoral researcher who has experience with modelling of stochastic processes, non-equilibrium physics, or complex biological systems. The topic of the postdoctoral project should match your own expertise and interest, but you are expected to pursue an ambitious and promising research program that falls within the broadly defined scope of the group’s research activities. Examples include modelling of cellular mechanics, traction force microscopy, bacterial migration, and collective behavior of active, biological matter.

In the Sabass group at LMU Munich, we take a theoretical-physics perspective to discover and characterize working principles of living systems. We combine analytical theory and computer simulations with experiments, either done in collaborations or directly in our lab. A main research topic is the stochastic micromechanics of individual cells and multicellular ensembles. Cellular micromechanics plays a ubiquitous role in biology, for example, for pathogen migration and host invasion, cancer metastasis, morphogenesis, and tissue homeostasis. Sensing- and control mechanisms are usually central. Our aim is to not only quantify regulatory processes in pathogens, but also to elucidate the governing principles, such as a tradeoff between control and emergence, optimization of performance, or robustness.