The group led by Dr. Cédric Finet focuses on biological and physical phenomena that tinkers with chitin-based materials. This research group looks into the functions and physical properties of cuticle and associated structures, how they form during development, how they evolve and adapt to changing environments, and how we can use this wealth amount of information to develop new and sustainable bio-inspired materials. The Finet group is looking for a motivated, capable, and considerate postdoctoral scholar to join our team to together create a unique research program on cuticle and cuticular micro- and nanostructures in insects. This project would be highly interdisciplinary involving mainly biology (transcriptomics, proteomics, functional genetics), material engineering using chitin-based material, but also physics (biophotonics, thermodynamics). With such investigations, we aim to developed new bio-inspired and sustainable materials.

We call for candidates with keen interests in our vision, with a strong background in any of the fields:

• Drosophila (or other insect) developmental biology
• insect evo-devo
• (bio)material engineering
• biomimetics and/or bioinspiration
• chemical engineering and/or biochemistry

More details are available here:

https://www.oist.jp/careers/postdoctoral-scholar-biological-design-unit-finet-group