GDR MePhy

Annonce en pdf

Dear Colleagues:

I have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow at the intersection of statistical seismology, induced seismicity and statistical physics. The main focus would be on earthquake-earthquake triggering in the context of hydraulic fracturing in the field and in the lab. I would appreciate it if you could forward the attached ad to suitable candidates and post it in your department.

Thanks a lot,
Joern.

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Dr. Jörn Davidsen
Associate Professor of Physics & Humboldt Research Fellow
University of Calgary
www.ucalgary.ca/complexity/davidsen

voir l’Annonce en pdf

We are searching for a postdoctoral researcher to work at the interface of biology and physics, on a project using actin and DNA-origami technology to generate new biomimetic model systems for the study of self-organization of active materials. The position will be joint between the labs of Guillaume Duclos (Physics Department; duclos-lab.org) and Bruce Goode (Biology Department; goodelab.org) and is part of the NSF-funded Brandeis MRSEC bioinspired soft materials program (brandeis.edu/mrsec).

We are looking for competitive applicants with a PhD in Biophysics, Soft matter or Biochemistry. Preference will be given to researchers with strong skills in protein biochemistry, quantitative fluorescence microscopy, and/or DNA-origami.

The applicant will work with state-of-the art microscopes, and receive training in a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment. This will include opportunities for quantitative modeling in collaboration with theory groups.

To apply, please send a CV, a brief summary of your research accomplishments, and a brief statement of your research interests to gduclos@brandeis.edu and goode@brandeis.edu.

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

Guillaume Duclos
gduclos@brandeis.edu

Martin A. Fisher School of Physics,
Brandeis University,
415 South Street,
Waltham, MA 02453

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Guillaume Duclos

annoucement in pdf

Dear colleagues,

A postdoc position is available for 12 months at the Physics Laboratory of ENS Lyon to work on an experimental project in the area of solid friction. I’m looking for a candidate with a background in experimental physics/geophysics/mechanics/soft matter. The postdoc should not start later than January 2019. More details can be found in the attached announcement (pdf)

I would appreciate if you could spread the information to anyone who might be interested and among your institute.

Best regards,

Elsa Bayart

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Elsa Bayart – CNRS Researcher
ENS de Lyon
Site Monod – 46 allée d’Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 7
Phone: +33(0)4.72.72.86.91

Un poste d’ATER est libéré à l’ESPCI.

voir la fiche de poste sur le site ESPCI 

voir la fiche en pdf

• Enseignement : TP de mécanique du solide. (135h) à compter du 1er septembre 2018
• Recherche au PMMH (ou au SIMM).
  Les dossiers de candidatures doivent comprendre :
   Un Curriculum Vitae avec les coordonnées complètes du candidat.
   Un résumé des activités scientifiques et d’enseignements et un projet scientifique (3 pages maximum en tout) avec les coordonnées de deux référents.
   Une lettre de motivation.
   La copie du diplôme de doctorat.Les dossiers doivent être adressés par courrier électronique en un seul document attaché, sous format PDF exclusivement, à l’adresse courriel recrutement@espci.fr
  avec copie à :
  Responsable enseignement : pascal.kurowski@espci.fr
  Responsables recherche :
  PMMH : philippe.petitjeans@espci.fr
  SIMM : christian.fretigny@espci.fr.

voir l’annonce en pdf

Supervisors : Marc Durand, MSC, Université Paris Diderot (http://www.marcdurand.net/) Oguz Umut Salman, LSPM, Université Paris 13 (http://oguzumutsalman.org/)

PROJECT:
A fundamental question in materials science is identifying the microscopic origin of plasticity. Why do materials display plastic rather than elastic response and can we predict when this will occur ? An improved understanding of plastic deformation is important in a wide range of amorphous materials, such as metallic and polymeric glasses, foams, granular materials, colloids, and emulsions.
In molecular materials with crystalline order, plastic behavior is understood in terms of defect nucleation and dynamics. For amorphous materials, a description in terms of topological defects is not possible due to the inherent structural disorder. Therefore identifying and characterizing local plastic events in amorphous materials is essential for a complete understanding of their structural and mechanical properties. Experimentally, the challenge is identifying systems for which the microscopic events are directly observable. This is one of the main advantages of mesoscopic systems, such as foams, and the reason for the interest in making connections between mesoscopic systems and molecular materials.
Foams are interesting as a model for atomic or molecular systems with tunable structural disorder (either quenched of evolving on large time scales) and interactions between units (from pairwise to many- body interactions). Foams are also a model for other soft cellular materials such as emulsions or confluent biological tissues: these systems are constituted of highly deformable (yet almost incompressible) units (bubbles, drops, cells,. . . ). Interfacial energy is the key ingredient in the cohesion and the rigidity of such systems, often constituted solely of fluids.
The proposal aims to bring a unified approach in the understanding of plastic behavior, for both molecular and cellular materials, with various degrees of disorder (from crystalline to amorphous). We will use in conjunction complementary numerical and theoretical models to study the plasticity of two-dimensional foams and compare it with the plasticity of atomic solids, either crystalline or amorphous.
SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENT:
The recruited post-doc will benefit from a world-class interdisciplinary environment, both within the MSC and LSPM labs which developed expertise in numerical and theoretical modelling of heterogeneous media.
SKILLS:
We seek motivated researchers, with theoretical and computational expertise. Candidates should have a background in computer simulation, statistical mechanics, or condensed matter. Postdoctoral position is for a period of one year, with estimated starting date January 2019.
CONTACT:
Interested candidates can apply by sending their CV (including publication list) and a short research statement (with plans and motivations) by email to marc.durand@univ-paris-diderot.fr with subject: « Application UNIPLAS ».