Modeling of solute dynamics in nanopores

A collaborative project funded recently by National Institute of Health (USA)
and Alberta Ingenuity Foundation (Canada). In collaboration with researches 
in the University of Utah, University of Texas and University of Alberta.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position and/or graduate student
position to work on a collaborative three-year project aimed at understanding
and developing new methods for multi-scale modeling of solute transport 
(polyelectrolytes, polymers and ions) across biological and synthetic 
nanopores.

The project will involve methodology development, implementation in the 
CHARMM, DeMon (DFT code) and GCMC/BD (Brownian Dynamics) software and 
applications to systems that stretch the capabilities  of current 
methodology. Ample opportunities will exist to formulate plans for original 
approaches to the problem.  

The ideal candidate will have experience in both development and applications
of statistical mechanics to biological systems. Experience with enhanced 
sampling techniques, multi-scale modeling, Molecular Dynamics/Monte-Carlo 
methods or statistical mechanics of polymers (field-approach or 
coarse-graining) would be an asset, as would be prior knowledge/understanding 
of single-channel recordings. 

An ideal background for this project would be Physical Chemistry or 
Molecular Biophysics/Condensed Matter Physics. Please note, that there is 
no readily-available implemented methods for many of the problems at hands.
So if you dont have any interest in the development of new methods and testing
them on systems with exiting material properties,  please consider your 
options before applying to this position.

The initial appointment would be for one-year, renewable by mutual accord 
for up to  two additional years.

Interested candidates should email their c.v. and have two or three names 
for reference persons  sent to:  

Prof. Sergei Noskov
Membrane Biochemistry Group
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Calgary
e-mail: snoskov===ucalgary.ca