PhD Position - Numerical Simulations of Active Particles in Foam-Like Confinements

Your Job:

The aim is to characterize the behaviour of microorganisms with motion restricted into complex environments such as bi-continuous surfaces, draining or sprayed foams. Models details are to be developed in close cooperation with the experimental partners to closely reproduce the properties of specific microorganisms. Your tasks will include :

• Familiarize with active matter general behaviour and acquire specific knowledge of interaction with confining boundaries
  
• Model development mimicking actual applications such as bacteria encapsulation or spraying conditions
  
• Code development and testing in C, C++, LAMMPS, Open MPI, and/or CUDA
  
• Analyze and interpret the results and design of further computing experiments
  
• Publish research in high-impact journals and present at leading international conferences
  

Your Profile:

• Eligible candidates should hold an MSc degree in physics, chemistry, material science or engineering, or a related discipline and have a background in soft matter, statistical physics and physical chemistry.
  
• You have both interest and experience in scientific programming
  
• Additionally, you need to be fluent in English, both oral and written
  
• You show enthusiasm for conducting original research in an interdisciplinary and international team, and you strive for scientific excellence
  
• Due to specific conditions defined by the European Commission, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date

Our Offer:

Being part of the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie doctoral network BIOMAC-BP, you will benefit from

• Work in an interdisciplinary and international team of 14 peers and their supervisors
  
• Interdisciplinary scientific training in all fields relevant to the network’s scope
  
• Continuous scientific cross-disciplinary supervision by two scientific supervisors
  
• A broad variety of transferable skills training
  
• A four to six weeks secondment to an industrial BIOMAC-BP partner
  
• Excellent scientific networking opportunities
  
• Attendance at national and international conferences and workshops
  

Additionally, Forschungszentrum Juelich offers you

• Outstanding computing facilities at FZJ
  
• Enrollment in the PhD program of Cologne University
  
• Extensive company health management
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Further development of your personal strengths, e.g. through an an extensive range of training courses; a structured program of continuing education and networking opportunities specifically for doctoral researchers via JuDocS, the Jülich Center for Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors: https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/judocs and via BIOMAC-BP specific program
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  

The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. Pay will be in accordance with rules of the Horizon Europe, Work Programme 2021-2022, 2. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions ( https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021-2022/wp-2-msca-actions_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf ) and German tax and social security regulations.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.