Dear all

I talked with several of you during the study section last month about a position

in the CAMD core I direct here at Notre Dame. I finally got around to putting up

the position ad on the CCL (also copied below). If you have strong candidates,

(either from your own group or someone else you know) please encourage them

to apply.

Thanks for your help

Olaf


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Postdoctoral Position in Computer Aided Drug Design at the University of Notre Dame

 

The Warren Family Center for Drug Discovery and Development (http://drugdiscovery.nd.edu)

invites applications for a postdoctoral position in its Computer Aided Molecular Design

(CAMD) core facility. Together with the director of the CAMD core, Prof. Olaf Wiest, the

successful candidate will work closely with organic, medicinal, and biochemists as well as

biologists from Notre Dame and other research institutions to develop models used in the design

and development of bioactive compounds. Currently, a number of projects in the areas of cancer,

infectious and neurodegenerative diseases as well as rare and neglected diseases are studied in

close collaboration with experimentalists from different backgrounds , which allows the rapid

testing of the models. After an initial period, this postdoctoral position could be converted into a

staff-level position at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Required qualifications

-          PhD in chemistry or a related field with relevant research experience

-          Documented experience with two or more of the tools of computer aided drug design such as protein modelling and structure prediction, docking/virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulations, free energy calculations, cheminformatics and databases, ADME/Tox and PD/PK predictions

-          Demonstrated problem solving abilities

-          Ability to effectively collaborate with researchers from a variety of backgrounds (organic and medicinal chemistry, chemical, molecular and cell biology, biochemistry), working on multiple projects simultaneously.

-          Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

 

Responsibilities

-          Independently  conduct research with guidance from the director of the CAMD

-          Manage interactions with the customers of the CAMD core facility

-          Plan work load and provide cost estimates and timelines to CAMD customers

-          Publications in peer review journals, conference talks and posters

-          Participate in writing of proposals, patents, and publications of CAMD customers 

-          Training and supervision of junior researchers

-          Acquisition of new projects

 

To apply, please email curriculum vitae, publication list, reference letters (or names and contact

information) of at least three individuals familiar with your work, and a statement of research

experience to camd@nd.edu. Review of application will begin 3/20/2017 and will continue until

the position is filled.