Postdoctoral Research Associate in Control Engineering and Synthetic Biology
Biological Sciences,Biology,Microbiology,Molecular Biology and Biophysics,Physical and Environmental Sciences,Chemistry,Materials Science,Physics and Astronomy,Mathematics and Statistics,Mathematics,Engineering and Technology,Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Short info about job
Company: University of Edinburgh
Department: College of Science and Engineering
Salary: £32,004 to £38,183
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1423 2917388
Fax: +44-1280 6141601
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Detail information about job Postdoctoral Research Associate in Control Engineering and Synthetic Biology. Terms and conditions vacancy
School of Engineering
The University of Edinburgh is looking to recruit a bright Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work on the automatic identification of mathematical models of biomolecular networks in live cells.
As part of this project, the successful candidate will:
(a) build a cyberphysical system, combining microfluidics and videomicroscopy, where cells can be probed with computer controlled chemical stimuli and their response tracked over long experiments;
(b) develop a “supervisor algorithm” that combines computer vision methods and on-line optimization (Optimal Experimental Design/Parameter Estimation) to continuously update the model of the network of interest, identify its weaknesses, and design/apply an input optimised to refine it;
(c) close the loop between the in-vivo (a) and in-silico (b) components to iterate this procedure until a satisfactory model has been obtained.
The ideal candidate has a background in engineering/physics/mathematics and previous experience with techniques/protocols in microbiology and microscopy. Experience with microfluidic device fabrication is desirable.
This post is full time and fixed-term for 3 years. The post is available from October 2017.
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th September 2017 at 5pm (GMT)
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