Molecular Dynamics & Docking Scientist (Membrane Systems)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology in Champaign-Urbana seeks a PhD-level researcher to set up and run molecular dynamics simulations of membrane transporters and related systems.

You will perform docking studies to identify potential inhibitors for experimental testing and help coordinate training and outreach activities for the NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Visualization.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, biophysics, chemistry or a related molecular field.
• Experience with molecular systems using computational techniques, molecular simulation, docking, ligand-protein studies.

Responsibilities

• Set up and perform molecular dynamics simulations of membrane transporters and related systems.
• Conduct docking studies of small molecules to identify inhibitors for testing experimentally.
• Administer local computer systems and coordinate training/outreach for NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling.
• Prepare manuscripts for submission to scientific journals using simulation results.

Skills

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Tcl scripting

Supercomputing

Education

PhD in physics, biophysics, chemistry or related molecular field

Tools

NAMD

VMD

Job description

The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology in Champaign-Urbana seeks a PhD-level researcher to set up and run molecular dynamics simulations of membrane transporters and related systems.

You will perform docking studies to identify potential inhibitors for experimental testing and help coordinate training and outreach activities for the NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Visualization.