Postdoctoral Research Staff Member

Posted on by Micaela Brun
Job ID: 7073344
Job date: 2017-11-10
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Company : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 

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Role : Postdoc 


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Job Description:
We have an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Staff Member to work in the area of membrane protein simulation. This position is in the Biochemical and Biophysical Systems group in the Biosciences and Biotechnology Division.

Essential Duties:

- Design and conduct simulation campaigns to answer questions of interest.

- Parameterize lipid models, and/or ligands. - Pursue independent (but complementary) research interests and interact with a broad spectrum of scientists internally and externally to the Laboratory.

- Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific or technical journals and present results at external conferences seminars and/or technical meetings.

- Organize, analyze, and present data from research at seminars, technical meetings, national and international conferences.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

- Recent PhD in Computational biology, biophysics, biochemistry, physical chemistry, chemical physics or a related field.

- Experience in molecular dynamics simulation of membrane proteins.

- Experience in simulating and analyzing lipid dynamics

- Familiarity with scientific computing, statistics, and scripting.

- Ability to develop independent research projects as demonstrated through publication of peer-reviewed literature.

- Proficient verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment and present and explain technical information.

Desired Qualifications:

- Programming experience with perl, Java or C++ in a UNIX environment.

- Proficiency in the use of PC or Mac software for word processing and presentations.

Pre-Employment Drug Test: External applicant(s) selected for this position will be required to pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.

Security Clearance: None required.

Note: This is a two-year Postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of extension to a maximum of three years. Eligible candidates are recent PhDs within five years of the month of the degree award at time of hire date.

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