Computational Postdoctoral Fellow:  A position in molecular modeling and drug
design is open immediately.  Successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in
chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, physical chemistry or a
related field.  Experience in using Sybyl, Amber, Gaussian and DOCK, or
similar programs, is highly desired.  Programming knowledge (Perl/Python/C),
and experience with UNIX are desirable.  The position involves designing
biologically active molecules for protein and RNA targets, understanding
enzyme-ligand interactions, by generating hypotheses using molecular
dynamics simulations, ab initio QM or QM/MM calculations, and docking.
The successful candidate will have opportunity for interactions with
synthetic chemists, biochemists, and molecular biologists within the
Mobashery group, or with collaborating groups (usually crystallographers).
A period of training will be provided, but ability to perform
independently in the lab is highly valued. 

The laboratory is equipped with SGI and linux workstations for 3D
visualization, a linux-based cluster consisting of 60 processors, and
numerous windows and macOS-based workstations. Members of the Chemistry
and Biochemistry department also have access to state-of-the-art
university-wide computing facilities such as a several-hundred-processor
Pentium-based linux cluster and numerous Sun and SGI-based workstations.
The laboratory also is equipped with established programs and software
packages that are necessary to carry out the computational tasks listed
above.

The research carried out in the laboratory employs a multidisciplinary
approach to solve problems of biochemical significance. The research
interests encompass investigations of mechanisms of resistance to
antibacterials, design of novel antibiotics, bacterial cell wall and its
recycling, studies of tumor metastasis and the means to prevent it. The
group members have backgrounds in organic chemistry, enzymology, molecular
modeling, computational sciences, and molecular biology.

Interested candidates should e-mail their resumes to:

Professor Shahriar Mobashery
Navari Family Chair in Life Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
251 Nieuwland Science Center
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
phone:  (574) 631-2933
fax:  (574) 631-6652
email:  mobashery[*]nd.edu
http://www.chemistry.nd.edu/faculty/detail/smobashe/