Post Doctor Position in BioPhysics

From: chem;at;oxygen.chem.nthu.edu.tw
Subject: Post Doctor Position in BioPhysics
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 09:49:14 +0800
   I am seeking post-doctoral candidates to work on biological
 structure, dynamics and function and thus have:
 (i)  solid training in biophysics; i.e.,
      quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics as well as
      general biochemistry and biophysical methods, and
 (ii) experience in applying molecular dynamics (like CHARMM)
      and Monte-Carlo techniques.
     Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Biophysics,
 or related areas and preferably have the background stated above as
 well as have no visa problems entering Taiwan.  Further enquiries and
 applications (resume and names of 3 references) should be sent to:
 Carmay Lim                              E-mail: carmay;at;ibms.sinica.edu.tw
 Institute of Biomedical Sciences,       Off:    011-886-2-789-9144
 Academia Sinica,                        FAX:    011-886-2-785-3569
 Taipei, Taiwan 11529
 NB. 011 is for international dialing (may differ outside U.S.),
     886 is the country code (Taiwan), and
       2 is the city code (Taipei).
 The Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Academia Sinica.
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 The set-up is more akin to that at the National Institutes of Health,
 rather than at a University in the U.S. or Canada.
 One of the aims of IBMS is to provide a favorable research climate and
 in-depth training of scientists interested in biomedical sciences.
 Our computational biophysics group is part of the Structural Biology program
 which also includes protein and peptide design, NMR, MRI
 (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), X-ray, and optical spectroscopy.
 Funding
 *******
 The post-doctoral fellow salary is set at the National Science Council
 scale of NT$48,000/month + 1.5 year end bonus.
 (1 NT$ = 0.053 Canadian dollar).
 The salary will initially be provided by IBMS but
 you can also apply for a post-doctoral fellowship from
 the National Science Council (NSC) as well as Academia Sinica (AS) .
 In the latter, there are 3 categories:
 I.	Academia Sinica pd fellow - awarded to only top 10%
 				  - higher than NSC salary but
 				  - the exact amount is awarded on
 				  - a point basis
 II.	pd fellow		  - NSC salary scale
 III.	Senior pd fellow	  - those with at least 4 years of
 				  - pd experience
 Appointment usually lasts for 2 years per term, renewable for another term.
 Note that you will only have to pay 8 to 10% tax and
 Academia Sinica will provide comprehensive health coverage for
 you and immediate family members.
 Computing environment
 *********************
 Apart from our own facilities
 (IBM 590, SGI POWER INDIGO R8000, POWER CHALLENGER M R8000),
 we have free access to supercomputers and workstations at
 the National High Speed Computing Center and
 Academia Sinica Computing Center
 (for further information, check gopher or www).
 Labarotory Space
 ****************
 We will occupy the entire floor of a new building.
 Living expenses
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 You may stay at the Activity Center
 (which is a 3--5 minutes walk from IBMS)
 for NTD$15,000/month - this includes room service.
 You may of course choose to rent:
 post-docs have recently rented a single room (~150 sq. ft) for
 NTD$4,000/month and a 3-bedroom apartment (~800 sq. ft) for NTD$11,000/month.
 For meals at the activity center,
 lunch costs ~NT$50 and dinner costs ~NT$100-250.
 The bus fare is around NT$10-20 (depending on the distance) and
 the cab fare is NT$50 + NT$5 for each additional 1/4 km.