Computational Chemistry Fellowship: GPCR Peptide Docking MD

REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia; Portugal; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social Security reimbursement

Work insurance

Job summary

REQUIMTE – Rede de Química e Tecnologia in Porto invites applications for a BI Research Fellowship on the BiodivNBS project, focusing on computational chemistry and peptide ligand screening for GPCRs. The fellow will contribute to virtual screening, docking studies, and dynamics simulations under a multidisciplinary team.

The position is based at the Department of Chemistry, University of Porto, starting 16 December 2026, for 12 months (renewable up to 15.5 months) and a monthly stipend of

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, or related fields.
• Experience in molecular docking, virtual screening, protein modeling, and classical molecular dynamics simulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform virtual screening of peptide ligand databases for GPCR proteins.
• Conduct molecular dynamics simulations of peptide–receptor binding.
• Rationalize molecular basis for affinity and agonism vs antagonism.
• All work is computational and project-focused.

Skills

Molecular docking

Virtual screening

Protein modeling

Molecular dynamics simulations

Education

Master's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, or related fields

Job description

REQUIMTE – Rede de Química e Tecnologia in Porto invites applications for a BI Research Fellowship on the BiodivNBS project, focusing on computational chemistry and peptide ligand screening for GPCRs. The fellow will contribute to virtual screening, docking studies, and dynamics simulations under a multidisciplinary team.

The position is based at the Department of Chemistry, University of Porto, starting 16 December 2026, for 12 months (renewable up to 15.5 months) and a monthly stipend of