BACKGROUND

At the Biotechnology Centre (BIOTEC) of the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, the Research Group "Structural Bioinformatics" is inviting applications for a Postdoc/Research Associate position working on "Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Glycosaminoglycan-Protein Interactions".

The position is immediately available and limited until 30.06.2021. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The position is within the Collaborative Research Network SFB/Transregio 67 "Functional Biomaterials for Controlling Healing Processes in Bone and Skin – From Material Science to Clinical Application". The successful candidate will work on modelling and simulation of glycosaminoglycan-protein systems in close collaboration with experimental partners in the multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment of the scientific Transregio network.

REQUIREMENTS

The candidate should have a university degree and a Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in structural and computational biology/physics/chemistry or a related scientific discipline. The ideal qualified candidate should be highly motivated and interested in working in the multidisciplinary, international and highly collaborative environment of the Transregio scientific network. The candidate should be able to work independently and also to be a team player. Suitable candidates should have outstanding internationally recognized scientific accomplishments in the area of computational glyco-biology and strong experience with docking methodology and molecular dynamics simulations of proteins and glycosaminoglycans. Proficiency with AMBER and excellent communication skills in English will be required (German language is not required to work in our group.).

LOCALE

The Research Group "Structural Bioinformatics" and the BIOTEC are excellently equipped and provide outstanding working conditions in a very international environment. The group has also access to the supercomputing facilities of the TU Dresden (ZIH). For scientific details please refer to our group's web site: http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/research/pisabarro.html.

The BIOTEC is an international and interdisciplinary institute of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering focused on molecular bio-engineering, proteomics, genomics, biophysics, stem cells and computational biology. The TU Dresden is one out of eleven German Universities of Excellence

COMPENSATION

Subjected to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please send electronically as a single PDF a cover letter and CV including a research interest statement, description of past research activities, publications and names and e-mail addresses of three referees until 14/08/2017 (stamped arrival date of TU Dresden applies) to: sbjobs[at]biotec.tu-dresden.de (Please note: We are currently not able to receive electronically signed and encrypted data).

DEADLINE

14/08/2017

POLICY

Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies to people with disabilities.