PhD Position — Quantitative Modelling of Tissue Growth

Study tissue growth regulated by membrane potential using a high-performance simulation framework. Investigate cell height, three-dimensional tissue sheets and competition between cell types; develop simplified analytical models and analyse collaborators’ experiments. The salaried doctoral appointment is three years in Jülich, remunerated at 75% of TVöD-Bund grade 13.

Master’s/diploma in physics, biology, biochemistry, informatics or a relevant discipline; strong motivation for physics–biology modelling and good Python/C++ skills. English at least B2 is required; German is beneficial. Simulation or tissue-growth experience is advantageous rather than mandatory, and relevant theoretical/computational/cell-biology coursework is considered.