IMMEDIATELY AVAIABLE: A POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP IN COMPUTATIONAL QUANTUM 
CHEMISTRY OF METALLOENZYMES AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY 

One Postdoc Position is available  from September 2008.
It will remain open until filled.

Address for contact:

Professor Sason Shaik                     
Department of Organic Chemistry and The LISE MEITNER-MINERVA CENTER 
for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Hebrew University,
Jerusalem 91904, ISRAEL

FAX +972(2)6584680
E-mail: sason.shaik_+_gmail.com 
WWW home page http://yfaat.ch.huji.ac.il/sason.html

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Structure and Reactivity of Metalloenzymes: 
See for example: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 3319-3327 (2008), 
Acc. Chem. Res. 40, 532-542 (2007), 
Chem. Rev. 105, 2279 (2005),  
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 8977 (2000),
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 12892 (2000),
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 3037 (2001),
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 40, 2874 (2001),
Angew. Chem. Int. 41, 1947-1951 (2002),
J. Am. Chem Soc, 124, 11809-11826 (2002),
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124, 8142-8151 (2002),
Curr. Opinion Chem. Biol., 6, 556-567 (2002),
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 4017-4034 (2004),
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 8142-8151 (2002),
J. Am. Chem Soc., 124, 2291-2300 (2003),
J. Am. Chem Soc.,  124, 11809-11826 (2002)
 
 New Projects: Enzymes that control and modulate Brain Chemistry
and Receptors gating
 Methods used: QM/MM and DFT-based methods, MD. 
Specifications: Send CV, list of publications, and names/addresses/e-mail
addresses for at least two references. For all Candidates: Fluency in
English is essential including scientific writing skills. 
 Postdoc positions in the Hebrew University cannot be granted to 
candidates who have finished their Ph.D more than three years ago.