- Matt Begin forwarded message: From: Michael R Shirts <Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU<mailto:Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU>> Subject: Recruiting two postdocs for GROMACS improvements and development Date: August 2, 2016 at 1:22:52 AM PDT To: Michael R Shirts <Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU<mailto:Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU>> Cc: Peter Kasson <kasson@virginia.edu<mailto:kasson@virginia.edu>> Hello, all- Myself and Peter Kasson, in close cooperation with Erik Lindahl and Mark Abraham at KTH, have recently obtained funding for GROMACS development work on the US side. We now have two postdoc positions open, as detailed below, one based in Virginia and one in Colorado. We’d love it if you could pass on this email to current or former students of yours, or others you may know who may be interested. The mandate on the Virginia side involves API design and implementation and cloud- and dataflow-based parallelization, while on the Colorado side it involves statistical physics to test and diagnose simulation validity, improving the testing framework, and new Monte Carlo methods. Strong software engineering skills are a must, and we would particularly appreciate active members of the molecular simulation development community. As always, members of groups under-represented in the molecular simulation field are especially encouraged to apply. Please refer anyone you think appropriate or apply at the links below. Thanks! Michael Shirts ------------------------ The Shirts research group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is hiring a highly capable research associate to help develop the GROMACS molecular simulation package. GROMACS is an open-source project with a strong international development community as well as a 10,000+ user base. This position is part of a new NIH funded collaborative effort between the Shirts group and the Kasson group (at the University of Virginia) to improve the robustness, functionality, and usability of GROMACS, offering the candidate the opportunity to positively affect the work of thousands of researchers across the globe. Candidates will have the opportunity to learn state-of-the-art simulation methodology and work collaboratively with a global team of developers. This position requires a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or a related field. It requires very strong statistical mechanical, molecular simulation and theoretical skills, as well as significant software engineering experience and ability. Experience in C++ and Python is preferred, as well as experience with version control, code review systems, and team-oriented software development. Competitive candidates will have a track record of scientific success in graduate study with a strong publication record. Apply at https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=05979&lang=en&sns_id=... ----------- The Kasson laboratory located within the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics at the University of Virginia seeks a talented postdoctoral scholar to help further the development of the GROMACS molecular simulation package. GROMACS is an open-source project with a strong international development community as well as a 10,000+ user base. The Kasson and Shirts laboratories have recently secured funding to contribute new development to GROMACS. We are seeking a postdoctoral scholar with strong software engineering skills to help build this widely-used scientific software package. This scholar will gain experience in and exposure to the broad base of GROMACS users and developers as well as skills in API design and parallel cloud-computing analytics. Skills not only in C++ and Python programming but also version control and code review systems are essential. A track record of contributions to open-source software is desired as well. Scientific background related to simulation science is desired; competitive candidates will have a track record of scientific success in graduate study with a strong publication record. For inquiry into the position, please refer to the posting number 0619061. Apply at https://jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=79490 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Shirts Associate Professor michael.shirts@colorado.edu<mailto:michael.shirts@colorado.edu> http://www.colorado.edu/lab/shirtsgroup/ Phone: (303) 735-7860 Office: JSCBB D317 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder