Position Details

Req ID:

req9884

Position Title:

Post Doctoral Fellow

Position Type:

Faculty

Position Number:

AF9405

OSU Campus:

Stillwater

Department:

Physiological Sciences

Location Address:

264 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078

Hiring Supervisor:

Dr. Pratul Agarwal

Hiring Range:
(Contingent upon available funding):

Commensurate with education and experience

Work Schedule:

Variable

Faculty Appt Period:

Job Summary:

Oklahoma State University (OSU) Stillwater campus invites applications for Postdoctoral Associate to conduct research in the area of computational biochemistry and molecular biophysics. The successful candidate will work with and report to Dr. Pratul Agarwal, who is the Assistant Vice President of Research (Cyber-Infrastructure) and Professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences.

Agarwal lab conducts research using a combination of computational and experimental techniques. The lab is funded by NIH and private company. Dr. Agarwal is also the Director of High-Performance Computing Center. This Center houses three supercomputers (Pete, Cowboy and Bullet) to support fundamental research.

The combination of new algorithms and supercomputing power is being used to address challenging problems in molecular biophysics by investigating various aspects of biomolecules, including their structure, folding, dynamics and functions. The lab is currently using biomolecular simulations to study a variety of enzyme molecules to understand the various factors that lead to enzyme rate-enhancement. A post-doctoral position is immediately available, to work on challenging problems in molecular biochemistry and biophysics.

Responsibilities: The post-doctoral research associate will work with molecular biophysicists and computational biologists on biomolecular simulations of enzyme catalysis and focus on understanding the role of various factors, including intrinsic protein dynamics, in enzyme function.

Requirements and Desired skills: A Ph.D. in computational biology/chemistry or related fields. Experience with classical MD/QM-MM codes for generation of free energy profiles is required. Parallel programming experience in Fortran/C/C++ and familiarity with biomolecular simulations code is also desired.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Apply online for consideration.

Education & Experience

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D./Ed.D in Computational Biology

Experience with classical MD/QM-MM codes for generation of free energy profiles is required.

Parallel programming experience in Fortran/C/C++ and familiarity with biomolecular simulations code is also desired.

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