About this role
Postdoctoral Researcher in Engineered Living Materials and Programmable Hydrogels 28 oktober 2026 Maastricht University WO limburg, Maastricht Geplaatst 22 uur geleden Welcome to Maastricht University! Join the ERC Consolidator project SupraValent to grow a new research line in engineered living materials. You will combine synthetic biology and microbial engineering with dynamic hydrogels, developing cellular systems that can produce, activate, or reorganize material components in response to defined signals.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Engineered Living Materials and Programmable Hydrogels Engineer living cells that sense their environment and actively modify the material around them - Our goal: To create a programmable two-way interface between living cells and synthetic hydrogels: the material supports and regulates the cells, while engineered cells modify the material's structure, mechanics, or biological function over time. - Your colleagues: You will join the BioMatt group of Dr. Matthew Baker ( https://merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/departments-and-groups/research-groups/biomatt-polymeric-biomaterials ).
The BioMatt group is part of MERLN's Department of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering (IBE), which develops biomaterials that actively interact with and guide biological systems. Within this environment, BioMatt combines molecular and polymer design with cell biology and tissue engineering to create dynamic materials for biomedical applications. Working at MERLN means joining an international network of researchers from approximately 25 nationalities and a collaborative community spanning biomaterials, chemistry, mechanobiology, tissue engineering, biofabrication, microbiology, and cell biology. You will work in newly renovated laboratories with access to state-of-the-art facilities and close scientific support from colleagues across the SupraValent team.
What you do This postdoctoral position leads the enginee...