PhD fellowship in Biological Physics
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Benefits: what we offer: creative and stimulating working conditions, dynamic international research environment, collaborations, possibility to visit international collaborators, group description, etc.
Schedule: full time, max 3 years.
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- Project: PhD fellowship in Biological Physics, PhD Project in the Physics of Biomolecular Condensates and Protein Dynamics, Niels Bohr Institute Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen.
- Section for Biocomplexity and Biophysics.
- Project part of research project PHOSCIL, financed by a Starting Grant from ERC.
- Start date: 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.
- Description: Living cells respond to external stresses, organize resources in space and time. LLPS and oscillatory protein concentrations. Aim: derive basic physical principles governing condensates that form, move and dissolve in dynamical, fluctuating and oscillatory concentration fields. Natural language: out-of-equilibrium statistical physics: phase separation coupled to chemical reactions, stochastic dynamics and noise-induced transitions, interplay between spatial structure and temporal dynamics. Analytical calculations combined with numerical simulations, essential part: develop methods that extract physical observables from quantitative experimental data provided by collaborators. Biological setting: DNA damage response. Following DNA double-strand break, cell forms condensates at damaged site, and tumor suppressor p53 initiates oscillations regulating cell cycle. How these two processes interact - unknown.
- Key Questions: Dynamics and phase separation: How do time-varying and fluctuating concentration fields alter formation, size distribution and stability of condensates? Can dynamics counteract Ostwald ripening and thereby stabilize many condensates simultaneously? Feedback and function: How does emergence of condensates change reaction dynamics of networks they belong to - can phase separation by itself generate oscillations - and what are functional consequences for DNA repair and for cell fate decisions?
- The precise content of PhD project will be shaped together with successful candidate. Depending on interests and background, can range from purely theoretical and analytical work on statistical physics of phase separation and stochastic dynamics, over large-scale numerical simulation (Cahn-Hilliard, stochastic reaction-diffusion, coarse-grained molecular dynamics), to method development and analysis of single-particle tracking and live-cell imaging data obtained by experimental collaborators in Paris, Copenhagen and Taipei. Several distinct projects available, applicants encouraged to describe direction they find most exciting.
- Ability to understand and perhaps control how cells distribute resources in time and space is central ambition of quantitative biology. Ambition of project: place it on firm physical foundation.
- Who are we looking for? Candidates within field(s) of physics, applied mathematics, computational biology or similar. Successful candidate will have excellent skills in theoretical physics, in particular statistical physics, dynamical systems and stochastic processes, together with strong numerical and programming skills. Prior knowledge of soft condensed matter, phase separation or cellular biology is an advantage, but not required; applicants with purely theoretical or computational background encouraged; we will teach biology along the way. Most importantly, candidate should be extremely enthusiastic about scientific research and very imaginative, with ability to work independently as well as in a team.
- Our group and what do we offer? Our group studies complex and biological systems with methods from physics to obtain fundamental understanding of complex phenomena that can emerge. Theoretical approach combines analytical calculations with computational simulations and data analysis from collaborative experimentalists. Members: balanced mixture of postdocs, PhD students, undergraduate students. Conduct curiosity-driven basic research. Strong collaborations with scientific groups in Harvard, Bangalore, Paris, Göttingen and Taiwan; successful candidate encouraged to visit several international collaborators. Group is part of Niels Bohr Institute, Section for Biocomplexity, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. Section provides strong, international environment for research in Systems Biology located at Jagtvej 155, 2200 Copenhagen N. Section currently employs 7 principal investigators, 1 technician, 10 postdocs, 20 PhD students as well as number of undergraduate students. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Principal supervisor is Associate Prof. Mathias Spliid Heltberg, heltberg@nbi.ku.dk, Phone: +45 26191889.
- The PhD programme Qualifications Needed To be eligible for the PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Complex- and Biophysics or similar. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.
- Terms of employment in the PhD programme Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years. Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant. Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish).
- Responsibilities And Tasks Of PhD Students: Carry through an independent research project under supervision; Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE; Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad; Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities; Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals; Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project.
- We Are Looking For The Following Qualifications: Professional qualifications, in particular mathematical and computational, relevant to the PhD project; Curious mind-set, with a strong interest in Physics of living matter; Relevant publications; Relevant work experience; Other relevant professional activities; Good language skills.
- Application and Assessment Procedure etc (we will remove).
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About the role
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Responsibilities
- list of duties/tasks.
Requirements
- eligibility criteria (degree equivalent to Danish master's) plus maybe field of study.
Qualifications
- list of qualifications (professional qualifications, publications, work experience, language skills, etc.)
Skills
- specific skills: theoretical physics, statistical physics, dynamical systems, stochastic processes, numerical and programming skills, etc. Also enthusiasm, imagination, ability to work independently/team.
Benefits
- what we offer: creative and stimulating working conditions, dynamic international research environment, collaborations, possibility to visit international collaborators, group description, supervisor info.
Schedule
- full time, maximum 3 years.
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for prose. We need to decide which content goes into which section. Let's outline: About the role: project description, aims, key questions, background, start date, ERC grant, etc. Responsibilities: list of duties/tasks (from Responsibilities And Tasks Of PhD Students). Requirements: maybe eligibility criteria (degree equivalent to Danish master's, etc.) plus maybe "Who are we looking for?" (field of physics, applied mathematics, computational biology, etc.) Could be under Requirements. Qualifications: list of qualifications (professional qualifications, relevant publications, work experience, language skills, etc.) from "We Are Looking For The Following Qualifications". Skills: maybe specific skills: theoretical physics, statistical physics, dynamical systems, stochastic processes, numerical and programming skills, etc. Could be separate. Benefits: what we offer: creative and stimulating working conditions, dynamic international research environment, collaborations, possibility to visit international collaborators, group description, etc. Schedule: full time, max 3 years. We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we don't repeat same info in multiple sections unnecessarily, but we can if needed. Let's extract details: From text: - Project: PhD fellowship in Biological Physics, PhD Project in the Physics of Biomolecular Condensates and Protein Dynamics, Niels Bohr Institute Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen. - Section for Biocomplexity and Biophysics. - Project part of research project PHOSCIL, financed by a Starting Grant from ERC. - Start date: 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. - Description: Living cells respond to external stresses, organize resources in space and time. LLPS and oscillatory protein concentrations. Aim: derive basic physical principles governing condensates that form, move and dissolve in dynamical, fluctuating and oscillatory concentration fields. Natural language: out-of-equilibrium statistical physics: phase separation coupled to chemical reactions, stochastic dynamics and noise-induced transitions, interplay between spatial structure and temporal dynamics. Analytical calculations combined with numerical simulations, essential part: develop methods that extract physical observables from quantitative experimental data provided by collaborators. Biological setting: DNA damage response. Following DNA double-strand break, cell forms condensates at damaged site, and tumor suppressor p53 initiates oscillations regulating cell cycle. How these two processes interact - unknown. - Key Questions: Dynamics and phase separation: How do time-varying and fluctuating concentration fields alter formation, size distribution and stability of condensates? Can dynamics counteract Ostwald ripening and thereby stabilize many condensates simultaneously? Feedback and function: How does emergence of condensates change reaction dynamics of networks they belong to - can phase separation by itself generate oscillations - and what are functional consequences for DNA repair and for cell fate decisions? - The precise content of PhD project will be shaped together with successful candidate. Depending on interests and background, can range from purely theoretical and analytical work on statistical physics of phase separation and stochastic dynamics, over large-scale numerical simulation (Cahn-Hilliard, stochastic reaction-diffusion, coarse-grained molecular dynamics), to method development and analysis of single-particle tracking and live-cell imaging data obtained by experimental collaborators in Paris, Copenhagen and Taipei. Several distinct projects available, applicants encouraged to describe direction they find most exciting. - Ability to understand and perhaps control how cells distribute resources in time and space is central ambition of quantitative biology. Ambition of project: place it on firm physical foundation. - Who are we looking for? Candidates within field(s) of physics, applied mathematics, computational biology or similar. Successful candidate will have excellent skills in theoretical physics, in particular statistical physics, dynamical systems and stochastic processes, together with strong numerical and programming skills. Prior knowledge of soft condensed matter, phase separation or cellular biology is an advantage, but not required; applicants with purely theoretical or computational background encouraged; we will teach biology along the way. Most importantly, candidate should be extremely enthusiastic about scientific research and very imaginative, with ability to work independently as well as in a team. - Our group and what do we offer? Our group studies complex and biological systems with methods from physics to obtain fundamental understanding of complex phenomena that can emerge. Theoretical approach combines analytical calculations with computational simulations and data analysis from collaborative experimentalists. Members: balanced mixture of postdocs, PhD students, undergraduate students. Conduct curiosity-driven basic research. Strong collaborations with scientific groups in Harvard, Bangalore, Paris, Göttingen and Taiwan; successful candidate encouraged to visit several international collaborators. Group is part of Niels Bohr Institute, Section for Biocomplexity, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. Section provides strong, international environment for research in Systems Biology located at Jagtvej 155, 2200 Copenhagen N. Section currently employs 7 principal investigators, 1 technician, 10 postdocs, 20 PhD students as well as number of undergraduate students. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Principal supervisor is Associate Prof. Mathias Spliid Heltberg, heltberg@nbi.ku.dk, Phone: +45 26191889. - The PhD programme Qualifications Needed To be eligible for the PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Complex- and Biophysics or similar. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database. - Terms of employment in the PhD programme Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years. Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant. Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish). - Responsibilities And Tasks Of PhD Students: Carry through an independent research project under supervision; Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE; Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad; Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities; Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals; Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project. - We Are Looking For The Following Qualifications: Professional qualifications, in particular mathematical and computational, relevant to the PhD project; Curious mind-set, with a strong interest in Physics of living matter; Relevant publications; Relevant work experience; Other relevant professional activities; Good language skills. - Application and Assessment Procedure etc (we will remove). Thus we need to produce HTML with sections. We must not include application instructions, so we omit the Application and Assessment Procedure, deadline, etc. We also need to omit boilerplate like EEO etc (not present). Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive info; we must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like start date, ERC grant, etc. We need to decide which sections to include. Potential sections: