PhD position on protein-protein docking in the Computational Biophysics 
group (Head: Martin Zacharias) at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

A PhD position (funded by DFG) is available in the computational 
biophysics group at the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, to start 
immediately. The focus of the planned research is to study protein-protein 
and protein-ligand association using computational docking methods. 
It will include the development of strategies to effectively include 
conformational flexibility during docking and to improve the scoring of 
docked solutions. Focus will be in part on methods development and on 
applications to systems of biological interest. New developments will
be integrated into the flexible protein docking program Attract that  
performed very well in recent Capri protein-protein docking challenges.

The successful candidate should have a diploma or master degree in physics,
(bio-)chemistry, bioinformatics or computer science and a strong interest 
in (bio)molecular simulations. Experience with the Linux operating system 
and a programming language is also required. 

The salary for the position is according to German BatIIa/2 level.  
The campus and teaching language at the Jacobs University Bremen is 
English.

Please send your CV and cover letter describing your research interests 
and goals including the addresses of 2-3 references to:

Dr. Martin Zacharias
Professor of Computational Biophysics
Jacobs University Bremen
Campus Ring 1
D-28759 Bremen, Germany
Tel. ++49(0)421-200-3541
Fax. ++49(0)421-200-3249
e-mail: m.zacharias_._Jacobs-university.de
http://www.jacobs-university.de/
http://www.jacobs-university.de/directory/mzacharias/index.php