University assistant predoctoral: collective self-organization of active polymers and swimmers

Doctoral position in Prof. Christos Likos's Computational and Soft Matter Physics group at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Physics. The group develops theoretical and computational models of soft condensed matter, with an emphasis on the statistical mechanics of equilibrium and non-equilibrium structure formation and on models of rheology. The project addresses the collective self-organization of active polymers and microswimmers with full hydrodynamics, asking how the distribution of swimmer-induced forces within the solvent drives collective phenomena such as active turbulence.

The candidate presents a research plan and concludes a dissertation agreement within 12–18 months, and contributes to lab courses, exercise classes and outreach. The contract is 30 hours per week for 3 years, with a basic salary of EUR 3,776.10 on a full-time basis.

MSc in physics or chemistry; experience with molecular simulation methods (MD/MC), particularly rare-event simulation; excellent knowledge of statistical mechanics and very good knowledge of polymer physics; excellent English (German is a plus).