The Departments of Biology and of Mechanics at École Polytechnique in Palaiseau, near Paris, France, invite applications for a part-time Professorship in cellular biomechanics, more particularly in the field of mechanoperception. The professor will have a joint appointment in the two departments. This position is scheduled to begin in September 2012.
The candidate is expected to develop courses and programs at the interface of biology and mechanics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
This part-time resident position solely involves teaching at École Polytechnique, and must be held concurrently with a main research employment in a laboratory of the Department of Mechanics, in the field of mechanoperception at the cellular level
Interested candidates are invited to contact the chair of the Department of Biology, Yves Mechulam (
yves.mechulam@polytechnique.edu) and the chair of the Department of Mechanics, Emmanuel de Langre (
delangre@ladhyx.polytechnique.fr).