Translational Antiviral Drug Discovery Fellow

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Supplement

Training and Travel Allowance

Job summary

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) offers a research internship focused on translational antiviral drug discovery. You will work under mentorship on recombinant protein expression, assay development, computational modeling, and cell-based validation to support preclinical evaluation.

Appointments run for one year with potential extension. Stipends are provided; health insurance options and travel allowances may be included as part of the program benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Structural Biology or related field (by Oct 31, 2026).
• Postdoctoral degree must be within five years of start date.

Responsibilities

• Engage in research activities advancing antiviral drug discovery.

Skills

recombinant protein expression

biochemical assay development

computational structural biology

cell-based antiviral validation

in vivo preclinical models

data integration

Education

Doctoral degree

Postdoctoral experience within 5 years

Tools

AlphaFold

PyMOL

Rosetta

Job description

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) offers a research internship focused on translational antiviral drug discovery. You will work under mentorship on recombinant protein expression, assay development, computational modeling, and cell-based validation to support preclinical evaluation.

Appointments run for one year with potential extension. Stipends are provided; health insurance options and travel allowances may be included as part of the program benefits.