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Colleagues,</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">We
are seeking a PostDoc with a quantitative background who has
finished (or about
to finish) a doctoral degree in preferably in physics but other
quantitative
backgrounds will be considered. The candidate should show
enthusiasm for
tackling theoretical foundations of biological phenomena and
creativity to
address difficult research questions. The researcher will be
based in the
Integrative Biophysics group at the University of Konstanz and
Max Planck
Institute of Animal Behavior, located in Konstanz, Germany.</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">The
<a
href="https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-behaviour/about-us/people/integrative-biophysics-group/">Integrative
Biophysics group</a> at the CASCB led by Dr. Ahmed El Hady.
The group
focuses on a diverse set of theoretical biophysics problems. The
PostDoc
project can potentially address the following:</span></p>
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word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">1. How
can one couple spatial movement dynamics to temporal
decision-making process in
an analytically tractable model, accounting for environments
with different
statistical structures?</span></p>
<p
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word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">2. Can
social learning in a foraging context be regarded as a
statistical learning
process?</span></p>
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word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">3. What
are the effects of extracellular matrix characteristics and
membrane
biophysical properties on electromechanical wave propagation in
neurons?</span></p>
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word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">4. What
are the collective neuronal modes one can derive from coupling
electrically
driven mechanical waves in single neurons?</span></p>
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word-spacing:0px"><strong><span
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color:#324141">Relevant Publications:</span></strong><span
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"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141"></span></p>
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word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">Blum
Moyse, L., & El Hady, A. (2024). Social patch foraging
theory in an
egalitarian group. </span><span
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float:none;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:black;background:white"><a
href="https://doi.org/10.1103/mqxr-1nyv"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://doi.org/10.1103/mqxr-1nyv</a>
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<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#324141">Kilpatrick, Z. P., Davidson, J. D., & El Hady, A. E.
(2020).
Normative theory of patch foraging decisions. <a
href="https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.22.055558"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.22.055558</a>.</span></p>
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word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#324141">El
Hady, A., Machta, B. Mechanical surface waves accompany action
potential
propagation. Nat Commun 6, 6697 (2015). <a
href="https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms7697"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms7697</a></span></p>
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initial;word-spacing:0px"><span
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"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">The
postdoc position
will be embedded within the highly collaborative environment of
the cluster for
advanced study of collective behavior at the University of
Konstanz. The
expected starting date is 01/01/2026 and deadline for
application is
15/10/2025. For more information and application , please visit
the website: <a
href="https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/81733e4ecac1d2fc0a665bdc65478a78592b17370"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/81733e4ecac1d2fc0a665bdc65478a78592b17370</a></span><span
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windowtext">For questions about the position , please do not hesitate to
contact me via email : <a
href="mailto:ahmed.el-hady@uni-konstanz.de"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">ahmed.el-hady@uni-konstanz.de</a> or
<a href="mailto:ahady@ab.mpg.de" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">ahady@ab.mpg.de</a></span><span
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color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">All the best regards,</span><span
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color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">Ahmed El Hady</span><span
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<span
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Hady<br>
Research group leader <br>
Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior<br>
University of Konstanz/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior<br>
Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz<br>
Room ZT 907</span>
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