De Novo Brain-Targeting Peptide Designer (Postdoc)

Københavns Universitet; København; On-site; DKK 448,000 - 561,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Copenhagen invites applications for a Computational Peptide Design postdoc focusing on de novo design of brain-targeting peptides. The project combines computational design, molecular modelling and omics data to create peptide shuttles capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier for ischemic stroke therapeutics.

You will join the Data Science for Drug Design (DSDD) group in the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology and work closely with experimentalists to translate

Qualifications

• PhD in computational chemistry/biology/biophysics/data science or related field.
• Experience with computational design or modelling of peptides, proteins or other biomolecules.
• Experience developing reproducible computational workflows for biological or molecular data analysis.
• Ability to analyse and integrate heterogeneous biological datasets.
• Proficient programming in Python with Git/GitHub.
• Strong written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead computational design component of the project.
• Develop and optimize workflows for peptide sequence generation and modelling.
• Collaborate with experimental scientists to guide synthesis and evaluation.
• Publish findings and present at internal meetings and international conferences.
• Mentor junior group members and contribute to teaching and dissemination.

Skills

PhD in computational field

Peptide design experience

Reproducible computational workflows

Omics data integration

Python programming

Git/GitHub proficiency

English communication

Education

PhD in computational chemistry/biology/biophysics/data science

Tools

MD simulations

Docking

Structure prediction

Cheminformatics tools

Job description

University of Copenhagen invites applications for a Computational Peptide Design postdoc focusing on de novo design of brain-targeting peptides. The project combines computational design, molecular modelling and omics data to create peptide shuttles capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier for ischemic stroke therapeutics.

You will join the Data Science for Drug Design (DSDD) group in the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology and work closely with experimentalists to translate