Lancaster University Department of Physics Postdoctoral Research Associate Nonlinear Dynamics of Entropy Waves in a Superfluid ?21640 - ?29128 A Postdoctoral Research Associate is required for a 3-year EPSRC-supported interdisciplinary research programme on nonlinear wave interactions in superfluid helium-4. The research, under the direction of Professor Peter V.E. McClintock, will be based in the Physics Department in Lancaster University, and will involve close interactive collaboration with the low temperature group of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (Prof Leonard Mezhov-Deglin, Dr Victor Efimov and Dr German Kolmakov) in Chernogolovka. The post requires a PhD in physics or a related discipline. Prior interest and/or experience in as many as possible of experimental research at low temperatures, superfluid helium, second sound, quantum turbulence, nonlinear wave interactions and computing would be advantageous. The appointment is to be taken up on 1 August 2005 or on a date to be agreed. Informal enquiries to Prof P.V.E. McClintock (p.v.e.mcclintock@lancaster.ac.uk) or Dr Victor Efimov (efimov@issp.ac.ru). For further details see: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/physics/jobs/jobs.htm Closing Date: 15 May 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster University Department of Physics Postdoctoral Research Associate Nonlinear Dynamics of An?sthesia ?21640 - ?29128 A Postdoctoral Research Associate is required for BRACCIA, a 3-year EU-supported interdisciplinary research programme. The aim is to apply techniques drawn from nonlinear science to seek insight into an?sthesia-induced changes in the interactions between oscillatory processes in the brain and cardiovascular system. The research, under the direction of Professor Peter V.E. McClintock, will be based in the Physics Department in Lancaster, but it will also involve close interactive collaboration with our partners in Royal Lancaster Infirmary as well as in Ljubljana, Oslo, Lausanne, Potsdam, and Prague under the guidance of the BRACCIA Scientific Coordinator Professor Aneta Stefanovska. The post requires a PhD in physics, engineering, applied mathematics, or related discipline, and expertise in computing. Prior interest and/or experience in one or more of the following topics would be an advantage: coupled oscillators; time series analysis; synchronization; information theory; noise; fluctuations; chaos; physiological. The research will involve the use and further development of state-of-the-art nonlinear techniques for the analysis of time series data. They will be applied to measurements made on patients in both the waking and an?sthetised state in order to extract quantitative information characterising the direction and strength of the inter-oscillator interactions. The appointment is to be taken up on 1 July 2005 or on a date to be agreed. Informal enquiries to Prof P.V.E. McClintock: p.v.e.mcclintock@lancaster.ac.uk or Prof Aneta Stefanovska: aneta@osc.fe.uni-lj.si. For further details see: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/physics/jobs/jobs.htm Closing Date: 1 July 2005