Hello! My name is Rüdiger. I am postdoc in Physics at the Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada. I am mainly interested in statistical physics, active matter, nonlinear dynamics, noise induced phenomena, random walks, symmetry breaking, pattern formation, kinetic theory and simulations (dynamical or Monte Carlo).

I did my PhD at Leipzig, Germany, with Ulrich Behn at the Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences.

I submitted a Habilitation Thesis at University of Greifswald in August 2024, it is currently under review. In the German Universitary system, the Habilitation Degree (which includes experience and examinations in research and teaching) is a formal requirement (although exceptions are possible in some cases) for positions as Associate Professor or Full Professor at German Universities.

I worked as a Postdoc at Greifswald, Germany with Thomas Ihle.

I am currently working as a Postdoc at University of Barcelona, Spain, with Demian Levis.

I have 6.5 years experience in teaching Physics at the University level at University of Greifswald. For me it is fun to teach.

I know how to program and run scientific simulations in Python and C. I know how to use big clusters and analyze large amounts of data.

I can do analytical calculations.

I do speak German (native), English (fluent), Catalan (B2) and Spanish (B2). I am still improving in Catalan and Spanish.

I am looking for a Job. I am available from January 2025. contact: ruediger dot kuersten at gmx dot de

Hire me!