Computational Protein Modeling Research Assistant

University of Texas; Utah; Presencial; USD 28.000 - 39.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Texas at Austin's Oden Institute invites applications for a Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant in Computational Biology and Protein Modeling. The role focuses on applying computational methods to protein structure, molecular interactions, and drug discovery.

Responsibilities include running large-scale studies, preparing structures, and collaborating with experimental teams and machine-learning researchers to validate predictions and share findings.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, or related field.
• Understanding of protein structure, folding, and interactions.
• Experience with visualization tools (PyMOL/ChimeraX) and databases.
• Familiarity with Python and Linux for scripting and computation.

Responsabilidades

• Apply protein docking and structure-prediction methods to systems.
• Prepare protein, peptide, antibody, and small-molecule structures.
• Run and analyze large-scale computational studies.
• Compare predictions from different docking tools.
• Collaborate with ML researchers to identify model limits.
• Prepare figures, reports, and presentations.

Conocimientos

Biochemistry background

Molecular biology

Biophysics

Bioinformatics

Python scripting

Linux proficiency

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Herramientas

PyMOL

ChimeraX

BLAST

Foldseek

Molecular modeling software

Descripción del empleo

The University of Texas at Austin's Oden Institute invites applications for a Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant in Computational Biology and Protein Modeling. The role focuses on applying computational methods to protein structure, molecular interactions, and drug discovery.

Responsibilities include running large-scale studies, preparing structures, and collaborating with experimental teams and machine-learning researchers to validate predictions and share findings.