We wish to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work in the research group of Dr. Arianna Fornili in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. 

The successful candidate will develop and implement a set of computational tools to identify compensatory mechanisms in proteins and to build a comprehensive database of rescue mutations. Theoretical methods at different levels of complexity will be used, ranging from Elastic Network Models to Molecular Dynamics simulation with atomistic force fields. This appointment is funded by the BBSRC for 18 months and will be performed in collaboration with Prof. Franca Fraternali at King’s College London.

Candidates must hold a PhD, or equivalent qualification, in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Biophysics, or relevant discipline and have an established track record of success in high-quality original research. Previous experience both in molecular simulation of proteins and in programming is essential.

Closing date of the application: 30 April 2015.

For more information and to apply please follow the link:

http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/items/152109.html

For an informal discussion of the post please contact Dr Arianna Fornili via email a.fornili@qmul.ac.uk