Postdoc Fellow: Data-Driven Biomolecular Modeling

Colorado School of Mines; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO invites applications for a Post Doctoral Fellow in chemical and biological engineering. The candidate will develop data-driven coarse-graining for biomolecular systems and study energy transduction dynamics under equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions.

Strong programming and scientific computing are required, with experience in molecular dynamics and multiscale modeling preferred.

Qualifications

• PhD in related field with computational methods experience.
• Experience with molecular simulation and programming.
• Ability to conduct independent computational research.
• Familiarity with data-driven modeling and ML preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop coarse-grained models with improved accuracy and dynamics.
• Apply strategies to study biomolecular self-organization during energy transduction.
• Develop, implement, and maintain open-source code for simulations.
• Prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
• Present findings at conferences and symposia.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers.

Skills

Molecular simulation

Statistical mechanics

Programming

Scientific computing

Machine learning

Coarse-graining

Data-driven modeling

Multiscale modeling

Dynamical systems

High performance computing

Education

Ph.D. in chemical engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science, biophysics, applied mathematics, computer science

Tools

GROMACS

LAMMPS

OpenMM

TensorFlow

PyTorch

JAX

GPU computing

Git

Version control

Job description

Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO invites applications for a Post Doctoral Fellow in chemical and biological engineering. The candidate will develop data-driven coarse-graining for biomolecular systems and study energy transduction dynamics under equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions.

Strong programming and scientific computing are required, with experience in molecular dynamics and multiscale modeling preferred.