Buenas a todos, Os dejo un anuncio de contrato postdoctoral en Mallorca por si conocéis potenciales candidatos: > The Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA UIB-CSIC) > seeks to appoint a research fellow within the Physico-Biological > Interactions in the Ocean group (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://imedea.uib-csic.es/infibio/__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!UhrDaAwoqIXx8aVShnAfD_MmX-2U716RkNEiYDk1Yim51w6mKhisKgGhaOO0h8lHucjnAoHiZDJ2TKB0EgrUoPARaKsnIzM$ ) > to start in Oct 2023 or soon after. > > *Project title: Rheological properties of eukaryotic cilia and > flagella (RheoFlag)* > > Cilia and flagella are slender organelles common to a wide spectrum of > eukaryotes, both marine and terrestrial. Their deformations -either > passive or active- underpin essential processes, from mechanical > sensing, self-organization and locomotion of aquatic microorganisms, > to the generation of feeding currents in corals. The project aims to > use an active-rheology approach to measure directly both viscous and > elastic components of flagellar mechanics, developing the required > experimental techniques and mathematical data analysis that will > subsequently lead to an improved, experimentally-tested model of the > flagellum. The results will critically advance our understanding of > flagellar biomechanics and its coupling to intracellular cytoskeleton, > and provide a novel viewpoint of the biomechanical role of individual > protein species that make up the flagellar scaffold. This knowledge > will be crucial to the development of the next generation of models > scrutinizing spontaneous wave emergence and adaptation in flagella, > with impact on microbial locomotion, reproduction and beyond. > > The project, which will combine experiments and modelling, is > fundamentally interdisciplinary. Based in the lab of Drs. *Idan > Tuval* and*Marco Polin* (IMEDEA, Balearic Islands, Spain), it hinges > on an exciting collaboration with Dr. *Hermes Gadêlha* (head of > the Polymaths Laboratory at University of Bristol, UK), expert in > microhydrodynamics and mathematical modelling of flagellar > dynamics. The project will include extensive collaboration between the > two groups, co-supervision of students and affiliation with > the Polymaths lab at Bristol UK. The Fellow will also benefit from > initiatives organised by a related European Training Network which > the host group is part of (PHYMOT <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://etn-phymot.eu__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!UhrDaAwoqIXx8aVShnAfD_MmX-2U716RkNEiYDk1Yim51w6mKhisKgGhaOO0h8lHucjnAoHiZDJ2TKB0EgrUoPARFDLvdew$ >) among many > other interdisciplinary and international networking opportunities > associated to this research. > > Please direct all*informal inquiries* to Marco Polin > ([log in para visualizar]) or Idan Tuval ([log in para visualizar]). > > *To know more*: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.findapostdoc.com/search/job-details.aspx?jobcode=9411__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!UhrDaAwoqIXx8aVShnAfD_MmX-2U716RkNEiYDk1Yim51w6mKhisKgGhaOO0h8lHucjnAoHiZDJ2TKB0EgrUoPAR5KvJihI$ Saludos, -- -- Idan Tuval Deputy director IMEDEA Human Frontier Science Program Fellow Tenured Researcher INFIBIO, Physico-Biological Interactions in the Ocean Research group https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://imedea.uib-csic.es/infibio/__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!UhrDaAwoqIXx8aVShnAfD_MmX-2U716RkNEiYDk1Yim51w6mKhisKgGhaOO0h8lHucjnAoHiZDJ2TKB0EgrUoPARcduVt84$ Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, IMEDEA (UIB-CSIC) Miquel Marqués 21 07190 Esporles, Balearic Islands, Spain +34 971 611910 (office: D12) +34 971 611761 (fax)