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HOME > About > Employment > Graduate position, Université de Montréal

Graduate Projects in Biology and Engineering

The laboratory of animal form and function (Biological Sciences) and the laboratory of the Canada Research Chair on analysis, characterization and optimization of complex flows (Écol Polytechnique) offer multi-disciplinary research projects on the investigation of interactions of animals in a fluid environment.

The structure and shape of organisms are optimally adapted for life in moving fluids. We use direct experimentation and computational modeling to understand how organisms function at different sizes, shapes and flows. Biologically inspired design of engineering systems is receiving a great deal of attention from the mechanical and aerospace engineering research communities and additionally the field of biological fluid mechanics is benefiting from tools developed by the engineering community. We use videomicroscopy, particle visualisation, electron microscopy, experimental developmental biology, micromanipulation, numerical, analytical and theoretical models of fluid dynamics.

During the graduate project(s) the candidate(s) will work on live animals and computer models of

Animals >1mm in size
jellyfish swimming, and/or
filter feeding in chordates

These systems have utility in the design of heart valves, micro sized robots and miniature pump systems, respectively.

The University of Montreal is among the top 100 universities worldwide and the École Polytechnique is one of the three biggest engineering schools in Canada.

Requirements:

Grade average of A- (3.7) or better for the last two years of university studies or grade average of B+ for the B.Sc.
Canadian citizen or permanent resident
B.Sc. in biology, physics, or mechanical engineering
Interest in animal functional biology, fluid mechanics, engineering design
Experience in CFD and microscopy an asset but not required

Payment:

The candidate will apply for a "Bourse de recherche en milieu de pratique", a joint program of the FQRNT-NSERC and a FQRNT ‘fonds de recherche en équipe’.

Contact Information:

Département de sciences biologiques,
Pavillion Marie-Victorin,
95 Claude Champagne, local F208-8
Montréal, Qc H2V 2X2
phone (514) 343 2198
http://www.bio.umontreal.ca/profs/Cameron/

Canada Research Chair
École Polytechnique
Université de Montréal
2500, chemin de Polytechnique
Montréal, Qc H3T 1J4
(514) 340 4711

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