Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational Protein Modeling

Loyola University Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research position in the Chemistry & Biochemistry department, located at the Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus. The role focuses on computational modeling of EF-hand proteins and related method development.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a closely related field and will work on Linux-based computational tools (Gaussian/ORCA, AMBER/OpenMM) with Python coding; supervision of graduate/undergraduate students will be part of

Qualifications

• PhD required in related field (e.g., Chemistry, Physics, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, etc)
• Extensive expertise in computational modeling of proteins and/or computational method development.

Responsibilities

• Perform research on computational modeling of EF-hand proteins
• Perform method development for relevant systems of EF-hand proteins
• Supervise and instruct graduate and undergraduate students in Dr. Pengfei Li's lab

Skills

Computational modeling

Python coding

Education

PhD in related field

Tools

Gaussian/ORCA

AMBER/OpenMM

Python

Job description

Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research position in the Chemistry & Biochemistry department, located at the Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus. The role focuses on computational modeling of EF-hand proteins and related method development.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a closely related field and will work on Linux-based computational tools (Gaussian/ORCA, AMBER/OpenMM) with Python coding; supervision of graduate/undergraduate students will be part of