M/F Fixed-Term Researcher in Soft Matter & Hydrodynamics

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Postdoctoral position: Hydrodynamic and biophysical interactions in Red Blood Cell-rich cellular flows. Missions: Microfluidic experiments, handling of red blood cell and deformable particle suspensions, optical microscopy, image analysis, statistical modeling. The HECTOR (Heterotypical Active Matter Transport in Disordered Networks) project investigates the fundamental biophysical mechanisms by which the mechanical environment of the microcirculation, particularly hydrodynamic and short-range interactions with red blood cells (RBCs), influences the adhesion, mechanotransduction, and active migration of nucleated cells. It aims to determine whether transient and repeated mechanical stresses experienced during microvascular transport modify cellular properties and subsequently alter the behavior of cancer and immune cells. The postdoc project specifically focus on the soft matter and hydrodynamics aspects of HECTOR by investigating the transport of deformable particles in a crowded suspension of RBCs mimicking the environment of microvascular flows. The postdoc will:. 1) participate in the development and characterization of deformable abiotic cell analogs with LAI partner;. 2) optimize chemical treatments to tune RBC mechanics and shape ;. 3) design and fabricate microfluidic devices mimicking simplified microvascular geometries ;. 4) investigate the transport mechanisms of abiotic