Experiments

…using industrial residues, combining experiments and modeling. Level A salary is AU$87,266–118,416 plus 17% superannuation, with a PhD entry point of AU$110,319. Applications close on 19 November 2026 at 23:55 Melbourne time.

…Design and publish experiments, build collaborations and contribute to teaching and student supervision in the Running Performance Group. The full-time doctoral post remains open until a suitable candidate is found, with start by agreement. Apply through the ETH online recruitment portal.

…The doctoral work connects experiments and modelling to the deformation and failure of materials.

Biological systems can self-organize in complex structures, able to evolve and adapt to widely varying environmental conditions. Despite the importance of fluid flow for transporting and organizing populations, few laboratory systems exist to systematically investigate the impact of advection on their spatial evolutionary dynamics. In this talk, I will discuss how we can address this problem by studying the morphology and genetic spatial structure of microbial colonies growing on the surface of a viscous substrate. When grown on a liquid, I will show that S. cerevisiae (baker’s yeast) can beha