— Matt Begin forwarded message: From: Michael R Shirts <Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU<mailto:Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU>> Subject: Hiring a postdoc in the Shirts Research Group Date: June 8, 2018 at 12:34:49 PM PDT To: Michael R Shirts <Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU<mailto:Michael.Shirts@Colorado.EDU>> Hello, friends and colleagues- My group is now hiring a postdoctoral researcher to do fundamental theoretical and computational work towards understanding and designing secondary structure in general non-peptidic oligomers. This should be an exciting project (it's perhaps the new direction I'm most interested in in my group!) with lots of potential places to take independent research afterwards. I would love if you could pass this on to any students/former students/junior researchers you thought would be good candidates. The job description and direct link to apply is below. I'm happy to answer any questions that anyone you are thinking of referring might have. Note: For strange reasons, the CU application requires a non-confidential letter of recommendation. This can consist of a letter that describes the relationship to the applicant, but then states any additional information will be sent directly to me upon request. The job number is #13828 at https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl. Direct Link is: https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=13828&lang=en&sns_id=... Job Description: The Shirts research group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder is hiring a research associate to help develop guidelines, based on fundamental physical principles, by which short nonbiological heteropolymers with sequence specificity can fold into secondary structure elements. The candidate will also study what governs the relative stability between these allowed secondary structural elements. Initial studies will pave the way for more extensive and realistic modeling of the proposed heteropolymers, working with our experimental collaborators. Research effort is intended to build towards tools for designing human-engineered foldameric materials with a much larger range of properties and functions than occur in naturally occurring biological heteropolymers such as proteins. This position requires a Ph.D. in chemistry, chemical engineering, physics or related field, and exceptionally strong skills in statistical mechanics and molecular simulation. Other qualifications of interest include Python expertise and experience with protein design algorithms. Competitive candidates will have a track record of scientific success in graduate study, creative and innovative thinking, experience working on teams, excellent writing skills, and a strong publication record. Best, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 C123 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder