Dear Colleague,
We want to bring to your attention the existence at Princeton of several
openings for recent PhDs in theoretical physics who wish to pursue a
career in theoretical biological physics. As we hope you know, we have
been building a group in this area at Princeton over the last decade, and
we now have a robust activity that involves students, postdocs and faculty
from several departments. We are actively recruiting postdocs to join this
group, and we hope that you will urge any outstanding prospective or
recent PhD students of your acquaintance to apply to any of the following
positions for which they might be eligible (do point out that there are mid-
October application deadlines for all of them!).
1. Postdoctoral Associate in our group. This is a regular Physics
postdoctoral position, but one in which the incumbent has great freedom to
choose projects, and can benefit from the mentorship of any of the senior
members of our group (or linear combinations thereof). Past holders of
this position have had a remarkable record of success in landing
next-level positions in the field of biophysics. Please direct your
students to the following link for more information:
https://www.princeton.edu/physics/about/employment/biophysics/index.xml
2. Postdoctoral Fellow of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science
(PCTS). The PCTS sponsors interdisciplinary research based in theoretical
physics and the PCTS Faculty Fellows select three new Fellows each year
from a pool of candidates in all fields of theory. The PCTS provides a
unique environment for exceptional recent PhDs in theoretical physics,
broadly construed, to broaden their horizons and explore new fields.
Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists. Nominations of
biological physicists are encouraged, and Fellows with such interests
would be welcomed as participants in our group. Appointments to this
position are at the level of Associate Research Scholar. Please consult
http://pcts.princeton.edu/pcts for more
information.
3. Lewis-Sigler Theory Fellow. The Lewis-Sigler Institute (LSI), a joint
venture of the Physics and Molecular Biology (and other) departments,
offers five-year positions at the level of Associate Research Scholar that
carry extra resources and the opportunity to teach in innovative
undergraduate programs. These positions are appropriate for exceptional newly-
minted PhD’s who are ready to lead their own group. LSI Theory Fellows are
selected by the full LSI faculty, but typically work very closely with our
group. Application procedures will be described on the LSI website. Applicants
to (1) who wish to also be considered as Lewis-Sigler Theory Fellows should so
indicate in their cover letter.
We emphasize that we are interested in applications from students
with exceptional theoretical skills and a strong motivation to use
these skills to pursue biological problems, independent of the depth of their
research experience in biology. Many of our most successful postdocs have
learned their biology "on the job", and we think that we provide an
outstanding environment for such learning. Your assistance in encouraging
strong candidates for any of these positions to apply would be appreciated.
Bill Bialek, Curt Callan and Ned Wingreen
Lee Morgan
257 Carl Icahn Laboratory
Lewis-Sigler Institute of Integrative Genomics
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
609-258-0859