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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:53:03 +0000
From: Tanniemola Liverpool <t.liverpool@bristol.ac.uk>
To: soft-matter@lists.leeds.ac.uk
Subject: [soft-matter] POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW ON THE THEORETICAL PHYSICS OF SOFT ACTIVE MATTER

Dear Colleagues,

I would be grateful if you could bring the attached project description to the attention of any suitable candidates.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW ON THE THEORETICAL PHYSICS OF SOFT ACTIVE MATTER

Vacancy for a 2 year post-doctoral fellowship in the School of Mathematics at the University of Bristol on theory of soft active matter to start in 1st March 2010 (or a later date to be agreed). The Department of Mathematics is one of the leading centres for research and teaching in mathematical sciences in the UK, and offers a stimulating and friendly environment with first-rate facilities.

Active materials are a new class of soft materials maintained out of equilibrium by internal energy sources. There are many examples in biological contexts, including bacterial colonies, purified extracts of cytoskeletal filaments and motor proteins, and the cell cytoskeleton. The key property that distinguishes active matter from more familiar non-equilibrium soft systems, such as a fluid under shear, is that the energy input that maintains the system out of equilibrium comes from each constituent, rather than the boundaries.

Applicants should have a PHD in theoretical condensed matter physics, complex fluids, statistical mechanics or related area.

The position is for 1 year initially with the possibility of renewal for a further 1. The project to study the macroscopic behaviour of active solids and liquids contains both analytical and numerical work.

Applications with CV, research statement and three letters of reference should be sent by December 5th to:

t.liverpool@bristol.ac.uk

Tannie Liverpool
Department of Mathematics
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TW

Salary: PDRA depending on qualifications and relevant experience.

IT IS A CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILTY TO ENSURE THAT THE REFERENCE LETTERS ARE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE.

Further information can be found at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/personnel/

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