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University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Posted date:
01-Sep-08
A postdoctoral position is available for a multidisciplinary effort integrating key concepts from engineering, physics, biology, chemistry, materials science, and computer science to tackle fundamental questions of how forces are generated in cells.
Potential projects include characterizing the nanomechanical properties of mitotic motor proteins, determining the viscoelastic response of complex cytoskeletal networks, and exploring the mechanisms that drive self-assembly and force generation during cell division. A variety of experimental techniques are employed, including high-resolution optical trapping, single-molecule fluorescence, advanced microscopy, and microrheometry.
The University of California, Santa Barbara provides an exceptional environment for interdisciplinary biomedical and bioengineering research with access to core facilities for microscopy/microanalysis, spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, genomics, proteomics, polymer characterization, nanofabrication, mechanical testing, and high-performance computing. On-campus interdisciplinary centers including the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI), Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), Neuroscience Research Institute, and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) provide myriad opportunities for collaboration.
A Ph.D. in engineering, physics, biology, chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline is required.
Application
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to:
Professor Megan Valentine
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Engineering II Bldg., Room 2361C
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070
or to: valentineengineering.ucsb.edu
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