California大学生物物理学博士后

UCSB * Postdoctoral Researcher * Experimental Biophysics * Cellular Mechanics : Santa Barbara, CA

Employers:

University of California, Santa Barbara

Location(s):

Santa Barbara, CA   

Posted:

September 04, 2010

Expires:

November 30, 2010

Website:

http://www.me.ucsb.edu/valentinelab/

Job Tag(s):

bioengineering,biophysics,biomechanics,postdoc,experimentalist,microscopy,biomaterials,biomedical optics  

Description:

A postdoctoral position is available for a multidisciplinary effort integrating key concepts from engineering, physics, biology and materials science to tackle fundamental questions of how forces are generated and transmitted 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 by which adherent cells sense and exert force during division and motility. A variety of experimental techniques are employed, including high-resolution optical trapping, magnetic tweezers, 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, materials science or a related discipline is required.

Contact:

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:
valentine_AT_engineering.ucsb.edu

Screening of applicants will begin on November 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

To learn more about research opportunities in the Valentine Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics Lab, please visit: http://www.me.ucsb.edu/valentinelab/