英国剑桥大学动物学/物理学博士后职位

The position is available for up to thirteen months, starting 1 March 2014 in the Insect Biomechanics Group (laboratory of Walter Federle: (www2.zoo.cam.ac.uk/federle/) in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. The Department is in the heart of Cambridge city centre at the junction of Downing Street and Corn Exchange Street on the New Museums' site.

The position is in a project funded by the BBSRC to analyse the adhesion of insect attachment structures on rough substrates and their mechanisms of self-cleaning.

Required skills and desirable experience for the position

Essential:

PhD in an appropriate subject (e.g. zoology, physics, engineering, animal physiology, biomechanics, biophysics), completed or completion imminent

Good quantitative, analytical, and English skills

Drive and enthusiasm to design, execute and analyse ambitious experimental programmes

Ability to organize time and work effectively, independently and self-responsibly in a research team setting Good interpersonal skills

Desirable:

Experience in optical lithography and nanoimprinting

Research and publication record in an area at the interface between biology and physics

Technical experience in some of the following:

light and electron microscopy

atomic force microscopy

force measurements

movement analysis

programming in Labview, R, Matlab or similar

handling insects

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for up to 13 months.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:

http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/2210.

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