The Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique (LIPhy), Université Grenoble Alpes & CNR, is looking for a motivated PhD student to investigate how biological tissues build up, and maintain, residual stress.
Residual stresses remain even when all external forces are removed. The “geometric seed” of residual stress is incompatibility, which describes the difficulty of fitting together parts of a grown tissue without voids or overlaps. The goal of the project is to better understand the mechanical origin of residual stress. The project will blend continuum theory (morphoelasticity, differential geometry), vertex model simulations to investigate the concept of incompatibility across cell and tissue scales. Cutting experiments will test our predictions. A detailed project description, and information on the application procedure, can be found at https://www.aerlich.de/phd-offer.
The candidate should have a background in mechanical engineering, physics, or applied mathematics.
The position is funded for three years by the ANR GROWSIZE grant, with a gross salary of 2135 € / month. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted via the CNRS employment portal https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR5588-ALEERL-007/Default.aspx.