BACKGROUND

Two postdoc positions are available in the field of 3D protein structure prediction at the Bioinformatics Center, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The positions (funded by the Danish Council for Strategic Research and Novozymes A/S) are part of a project that aims at simulating protein dynamics on long time scales with coarse grained models.

The projects are built around probabilistic models of protein structure (see PLoS Comput. Biol., 2006, vol. 2, issue 9, e131), Monte Carlo simulations and estimation of force fields (see Phys. Rev. E, 2004, vol 70:030903).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The postdocs will be working in a group consisting of 3 PhD. students, 2 postdocs, and a group leader. The group has extensive collaborations with other academic groups as well as the company Novozymes A/S, which is a partner in the grant. Further information can be obtained from group leader Thomas Hamelryck, (thamelry[at]binf.ku.dk) or Prof. Anders Krogh (krogh[at]binf.ku.dk).

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in physics, mathematics, computer science, bioinformatics, or have relevant experience. They must have experience with either molecular dynamics and protein structure modelling, statistical mechanics and Monte Carlo simulations, or graphical models and machine learning. Candidates ideally have programming experience in C or C++. Knowledge of Python is a plus.

TERMS

The appointment is for two years with a possible extension until the end of the grant period (Feb. 2010) and is scheduled to start as soon as possible. Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Academics Central organization. Applicants are eligible for tax reductions, if they have not lived in Denmark the last 3 years. For further information on the position please contact Anders Krogh (krogh[at]binf.ku.dk).

LOCALE

The employment is at Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Copenhagen, which is located in the new Copenhagen Biocenter together with BRIC. The Bioinformatics Centre will employ around 25 scientists (including Ph.D. students) and focuses on non-coding RNA, eukaryotic gene regulation, protein structure prediction and comparative genomics.

HOW TO APPLY

For details see http://www.binf.ku.dk/Job4Apr17

DEADLINE

May 30, 2007, 12h