Archives de l'auteur: Benoît Roman

Postdoc in Experimental Fluid Mechanics (Univ. Manchester)

A two-year post-doctoral position in Experimental Fluid Mechanics focused on the transition to disordered front propagation is available in the School of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Manchester with a starting date of 1st January 2018 and an application deadline of 19/08/2017.

Enquiries to anne.juel@manchester.ac.uk. Full details and applications on
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=13735

A postdoctoral Research Associate position is available to conduct experimental research on the instabilities of fluid interfaces in narrow gaps. The research project, Transition to disordered front propagation, is funded by EPSRC. The overall aim is to extend the modern dynamical systems approach, as recently used to develop understanding of the transition to turbulence in shear flows, to help explain the transition to disorder in an entirely different flow: Saffman-Taylor fingering in a Hele-Shaw channel. In shear flow turbulence, a key theoretical concept is the interpretation of localised turbulent puffs as edge states, weakly unstable states with a stable manifold that determines the basin boundary separating initial conditions decaying to laminar flow from those growing to turbulence. The fundamental hypothesis to be investigated in this project is that (known) unstable solutions of the Saffman-Taylor flow are edge states that underlie both the transition from the steadily propagating Saffman-Taylor finger to the experimentally observed complex patterns, and the dynamics of the patterns themselves. The quasi-two-dimensional Saffman-Taylor fingering problem is particularly amenable to experimental investigation because in further contrast to turbulence, the flow is at very low Reynolds number so that nonlinearities only occur at the interface.

You should have, or be working towards, a PhD or equivalent in a relevant area of Physics, Applied Mathematics or Engineering. Expertise in fluid mechanics and stability theory are essential, as well as having demonstrated creative experimental skills in fluids or soft matter research. Knowledge of free surface flows and modern theories of transition to turbulence in shear flows is also desirable. You should be capable of working under your own initiative and leading a small research team, so excellent communication and organisational skills are required.

The University of Manchester values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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Prof Anne Juel
Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manchester, UK
tel: +44 161 2754071, office: G.08 (Schuster Buliding)
email: anne.juel@manchester.ac.uk
 www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~ajuel

postdoc (Chili)

POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS

The Chilean agency for science funding (Comisión Nacional de Investigación
Científica y Tecnológica en Chile-CONICYT) has opened the period for presenting
proposals to fund postdoctoral positions at Chilean Universities.

1) Subjects
I our group at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, http://www.dfi.uchile.cl/~rsoto, we are looking for postdoctoral researchers aiming to work in the following subjects:
– Bacterial baths: Experiments, theory and simulations of bacterial suspensions in confined
geometries and under flow.
– Active colloids: Theory and simulations of active colloidal particles.
– Biological tissues: Modeling celular migration and active elasticity to describe experimental results of the early development phases of fish embryos.
– Statistical thermodynamics: application of stat. thermodynamics theories to active matter models

2) Who can apply?
Researchers that obtained his/her PhD diploma after January 1st 2014 and before August 30 2017. If you gave birth to a child in that period, the range is extended by one year.

3) When you can apply?
Before August 23, 2017

4) How?
Applications are online at
http://www.conicyt.cl/fondecyt/2016/09/06/concurso-postdoctorado-2018/

5) Funding
The postdoctoral grants give the following benefits
– Annual salary 21.240.000 CLP (approx. 32600 USD)
– Annual travel and operational expenses 4.500.000 CLP (approx. 6900 USD)
– Installation expenses 3000000 CLP (approx. 4600 USD)
– Health insurance

6) Contact
Interested candidates, please contact Prof. Rodrigo Soto directly at rsoto@dfi.uchile.cl

poste : Fluid dyn

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Brasília invites
applications for a permanent position (tenure track, full time faculty
position) in Applied Mathematics, in the sub-areas of fluid dynamics and
numerical analysis. We particularly encourage applicants with a background
in theoretical and computational fluid dynamics who are willing to interact
with the researchers, post-docs and PhD students in fluid dynamics at the
Universidade de Brasília. All candidates must have a PhD degree in either
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or any related field
with research in fluid dynamics or numerical analysis.
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Brasília is one of the
best mathematics departments in Brazil and in Latin America, with a graduate
programme considered to be among the best in Brazil. It is widely recognised
for its strong research in pure mathematics and is now consolidating its
applied mathematics activities. The working environment is very pleasant,
international (more than a quarter of its faculty come from different
countries in Europe, Asia and The Americas) and vibrant (weekly seminars in
many areas of research and the frequent presence of visitors, post-docs and
graduate students from all over the world).
This is a full time (tenure-track) position and it comes with a teaching
load of two courses per semester (undergraduate and/or graduate courses).
The starting salary is around R$ 165000/year (one hundred and sixty-five
thousand Brazilian reais per year, as of today something around USD
50000/year or EUR 44000/year or GBP 40000/year).
The selection process (and interviews) will happen around September/October
2017 and will happen in Brasília, Brazil. For further information about the
position, about the selection process or on how to apply for this position,
please contact Prof. Yuri Dumaresq Sobral at ydsobral@unb.br
<mailto:ydsobral@unb.br> , or by phone: +556131076491 or by skype (skype id:
yurisobral).
*IMPORTANT: Deadline for applications is 11 August 2017.*

Full Time Faculty Position
Fluid Dynamics or Numerical Analysis
Department of Mathematics
Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
http://www.mat.unb.br
IMPORTANT: Deadline for applications is 11 August 2017.
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Brasília invites applications for a permanent
position (tenure track, full time faculty position) in Applied Mathematics, in the sub-areas of fluid
dynamics and numerical analysis. We particularly encourage applicants with a background in
theoretical and computational fluid dynamics who are willing to interact with the researchers, postdocs and PhD students in fluid dynamics at the Universidade de Brasília. All candidates must have a
PhD degree in either Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or any related field
with research in fluid dynamics or numerical analysis.
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Brasília is one of the best mathematics
departments in Brazil and in Latin America, with a graduate programme considered to be among the
best in Brazil*. It is widely recognised for its strong research in pure mathematics and is now
consolidating its applied mathematics activities. The working environment is very pleasant,
international (more than a quarter of its faculty come from different countries in Europe, Asia and
The Americas) and vibrant (weekly seminars in many areas of research and the frequent presence of
visitors, post-docs and graduate students from all over the world).
This is a full time position and it comes with a teaching load of two courses per semester
(undergraduate and/or graduate courses). The starting salary is around R$ 145000/year (one
hundred and forty-five thousand Brazilian reais per year, around USD 50000/year or EUR
43000/year or GBP 31000/year).
The selection process (and interviews) will happen around late September – October 2017 and will
happen in Brasília, Brazil. For further information about the position, about the selection process or
on how to apply for this position, please contact Prof. Yuri Dumaresq Sobral at ydsobral@unb.br ,
or by phone: +556131076491 or by skype ( skype id: yurisobral ).
*
It is graded as grade 7, maximum possible grade awarded by the Ministry of Education; there are only 4 other departments of mathematics with this distinction in Brazil.

School « Material Parameter Identification and Inverse Problems in Soft Tissue Biomechanics »

This is a reminder about the international course on “Material Parameter Identification and Inverse Problems in Soft Tissue Biomechanics
to be held from October 16 to 20, 2017 at UDINE, Italy.

Find all the details on the website: http://www.cism.it/courses/C1711/

poste (CDD) Ingénieur/chercheur au CINaM (Marseille)

voir l’annonce en pdf

 

Poste Prof (Institut de Physique de Nice)

Le nouvel Institut de Physique de Nice recrute un nouveau professeur dans une procédure “au fil de l’eau”.
Le profil scientifique est très large.

La candidature se fera de manière dématérialisée via le site  du ministère (https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) et sur http://recrutement-ec.unice.fr à partir du 1er septembre 2017.
A ce mail je joins les fiches de poste rédigées en français et en anglais.

Pourriez-vous faire circuler ce mail auprès des chercheurs potentiellement intéressés ?

Bien sincèrement,

Médéric Argentina
Institut de Physique de Nice

Postdoc Microfluidic and acoustic vaporization (LPS/IJLRd’A,LIB,INSP – Paris)

voir l’annonce en pdf

URGENT : ATER à l’ESPCI au laboratoire Gulliver (2017-2018)

ESPCI, Paris is recruiting a non-tenured Lecturer for the 2017-2018 academic year. The profile includes teaching and research activities. Teaching can be performed in English.

* Teaching activity: Supervision of practical work in C programming (first year of engineering studies), programming with Matlab (2nd year of engineering studies).
The teaching is often structured as a  research project involving molecular dynamics or acoustics applications. It is taught in small groups
with highly motivated students. Teaching duties are very concentrated in the year and can often be performed within a six week window, leaving the rest
of the year free for research.

* Research can be associated with the Gulliver or Langevin laboratory in the fields of statistical mechanics, hydrodynamics, active matter, elasticity, biophysics, waves.
The laboratory has active theoretical and experimental groups. http://www.gulliver.espci.fr/

Applicants should hold a PhD in physics.  A  statistical physics background in out of equilibrium physics and/or condensed matter physics is welcome.
A good knowledge of programming is a must.

Formal announcement:
https://www.espci.fr/fr/espci-paris/recrutement-et-concours/2017/maitre-de-conferences-contractuel-ater-en-8237

ESPCI is an applied science and engineering school, as well as a CNRS research centre based in the centre of the city of Paris.

Contact and information:

anthony.maggs@espci.fr

Post-doc Experimental study of the vapour cloud surrounding evaporating droplets (ULB) Bruxelles

voir le pdf de l’annonce de post-doc (english)

Tenure track (Women in Science) AMOLF Amsterdam

With this email I wish to attract your attention to an opening for tenure track positions at AMOLF in Amsterdam. These positions are funded through the Women In Science Excel (WISE) programme, funded by the Dutch national funding agency NWO, and the deadline is 30 August 2017. For further information see below and:
https://amolf.nl/jobs/tenure-track-group-leader-assistant-professor-nwo-wise-programme

If you know of suitable candidates, I would be most indebted if you would forward this email, and/or contact me
directly.

Many thanks, Martin van Hecke

About AMOLF: AMOLF is a world-leading interdisciplinary research institute working on the Physics of Functional Complex Matter. AMOLF is located at the Science Park in Amsterdam, in close proximity of the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
The research program of AMOLF is focused on the physics of functional complex matter, and brings together physics, chemistry, biology, materials sciences and engineering. Central to the mission of AMOLF is the start of promising research directions that are new to the Netherlands.

Present research themes at AMOLF are:
1)      Designer Matter (metamaterials, soft robotics, self organization, soft matter).
2)      Physics of Living Matter (biophysics, systems biology)
3)      Nanophotonics (classical and quantum optics on the nanoscale)
4)      Nanophotovoltaics (PV materials and light management)

We offer a scientifically inspiring collaborative environment, state-of-the-art infrastructure and an interdisciplinary research program. Our tenure track system is modeled on the US system, with similar independence, career perspectives and with a generous start up package (investment and personnel).
Finally, the Dutch funding system is particularly attractive for junior staff building up a new group, as there are a variety of substantial personal grants available for junior people.

About the WISE program:  As the tenure track fellowship is facilitated by the NWO WISE program, applications for the position need to be made through the NWO  “Women in Science Excel” program website. This process works via an open, competitive call for applications administered by the dutch science foundation NWO, with selected candidates invited to visit the institute for interview: https://www.nwo.nl/en/research-and-results/programmes/women+in+science+excel
AMOLF will supply a startup package well beyond the WISE guidelines.
Successful candidates will be able to start a group as independent principal investigator, with a clear path to a permanent position after 5 years.

Candidates who are interested to explore the opportunity of this WISE call, are invited to contact the AMOLF director
(h.bakker@amolf.nl) or any of the pertinent research theme leaders (designer matter –m.v.hecke@amolf.nl , biophysics– G.Koenderink@amolf.nl  , photovoltaics– a.polman@amolf.nl , nanophotonics f.koenderink@amolf.nl) before applying, todiscuss the research plan, the tenure-track start up package we can provide (in addition to the provisions of the WISE call itself), and to explain further the type of research environment at AMOLF.