Postdoctoral Research Positions on Developmental Biology & Morphogenesis, VISUAL•D Bridge Postdoctoral Initiative 2016

Postdoctoral Research Positions on Developmental Biology & Morphogenesis
VISUAL·D Bridge Postdoctoral Initiative 2016
Universidad de Chile, & P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

POSTDOC POSITIONS

We are seeking proactive candidates with experience in developmental biology and/or morphogenesis, ideally (but not required) in zebrafish, willing to create new projects that associate developmental biology/morphogenesis with mathematics/physics in a trans disciplinary environment. Applicants must be about to finish or have a Ph.D. (awarded within the last 4 years) and a demonstrated track record of publications. The appointment begins after August 2016 and may last for a maximum of one and a half years.

Topics include (i) epithelial morphogenesis in organogenesis, (ii) physical and chemical signals directing cell migration, and (iii) interplay of tissue dynamics and signalling in developmental stem cell niches. Experimental research will be conducted at the laboratories of Dr. Miguel Concha (U-Chile; www.ontogenesis.cl) and Dr. Julio Amigo (PUC-Chile; http://biologia.uc.cl/es/cuerpo-academico/profesor/78), in collaboration with mathematicians/computer scientists from the SCIAN-Lab (Drs. Steffen Härtel, Mauricio Cerda, and Rodrigo Assar; www.scian.cl).

HOW TO APPLY?

­Candidates must send a full CV and a short statement of research interests (max of 1 page) to Prof. Julio Amigo. A short-list of candidates will be contacted in the following week to start the next stage of application, which will involve defining of a possible research project, and sending 2 letters of recommendation.