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Job Summary
Responsibilities
Helps develop, design, and conduct research projects according to plan.
Apply research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge relevant to administer the research project.
With a moderate level of direction, manages all day-to-day operation and research-related duties and tasks for the computational project.
Maintain relevant software, supervise the installation of programs updates, coordinating bug fixes.
Train and supervise postdocs and graduate students for research-related duties when appropriate.
Execute data collection and analytical needs of the research projects.
Conducts literature reviews and writes scientific manuscripts for publication.
Serves as a resource for collecting data and performing analysis. Contributes to facilitating and promoting a research project by providing scientific or intellectual information.
Reviews laboratory protocols and training on new techniques. Manage complex data sets for research.
Leads the contributions to scientific writing and publications, including protocols and grants.
Trains new laboratory personnel.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a PhD in related field.---
Work Experience:
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
PhD in Theoretical Chemistry, Physics, Biophysics, or a related field.
Experience:
Experience performing independent research.
Experience in standard computational techniques in biophysics and theoretical chemistry.
Knowledge of ab initio programs (Gaussian, CPMD, CPY2K, etc.).
Extensive expertise in molecular dynamics simulations, ligand docking, ab initio quantum mechanical computations, and on the numerical procedures to optimize the parameters of molecular mechanical force fields representing complex biomolecular molecules.
Advanced work on the design of specific enzyme inhibitors.
Statistical mechanical background to undertake theoretical studies of protein conformations.
Experience with carrying out molecular dynamics simulations through the programs NAMD, AMBER, OpenMM and CHARMM.
Preferred Competencies
Initiative.
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and speech.
Working Conditions
Lab Environment.
Application Documents
Resume (required)
Cover Letter (preferred)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Role Impact
FLSA Status
Pay Frequency
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Benefits Eligible
Drug Test Required
Health Screen Required
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
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