Post-doc on an interferometric surface stress sensor (M/F)

Deformable walls play an important role in many systems of interest, and are abundant in systems of biological importance. To understand the surface properties of gels (wetting or adhesion), long-range deformations must be taken into account. Synovial joints exhibit remarkable lubrication properties; however, the operating mechanisms responsible for this performance, linking charged macromolecules and flexible walls, are not yet well understood. In this sense, new exploratory tools are needed for a precise understanding of the response of deformable walls to external perturbations. We aim to build the theoretical/digital tools needed to streamline this.

Analytical and numerical modeling of elastohydrodynamic forces in confinement - Writing of articles and oral communications

LOMA is a physics laboratory based at the University of Bordeaux. Its activities encompass hard and soft condensed matter, including biological matter, as well as optics. It typically has 50 permanent staff and a similar number of non-permanent staff and students. The researcher recruited will belong to the "condensed matter theory" team. The project is funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant EMetBrown 2021.