I am hiring for the DREAM Group!

I am recruiting the first members of the DREAM Group (Dynamic, Responsive, Emergent & Active Machines) at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. We build and rationalize soft machines whose behavior emerges from their physics, working across soft robotics, soft matter, nonlinear mechanics and fluids.

I am hiring PhD students, postdocs, and MSc interns from diverse backgrounds, including soft matter physics, mechanical engineering, and related disciplines.

If you like programmable matter, emergent dynamics, unconventional robots, or simply seeking the reason why mechanical phenomena—both exotic and mundane—occur, I would be happy to hear from you. Send me your CV and a cover letter describing your research interests, motivation, and vision.

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