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Research Fellow in Molecular Modelling (Maternity Cover)

Employer
Queen's University Belfast
Location
Belfast (City/Town)
Salary
£33,797 per annum
Closing date
16 Apr 2020

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Contract
Fixed-term contract
Job Type
Researcher
Sector
Academia

Queen’s University Belfast

Research Fellow in Molecular Modelling (Maternity Cover)

School of Pharmacy                                                            

Ref: 20/108194

We are recruiting for a Research Fellow in Molecular Modelling to join a group led by Dr Irina Tikhonova to cover a period of maternity leave. The successful candidate will be an active member of the group assisting with the planning and delivery of research within the area of structure-based drug design methods so that the overall research objectives of the project are met. The Research Fellow will develop, plan and deliver an area of personal research and expertise, and undertake research under supervision aimed at understanding allosteric drug binding to membrane proteins. Techniques may include molecular dynamics simulations (NAMD, GROMACS or AMBER), enhanced sampling simulations, allosteric network analysis, 3D-GRID-based analysis, docking, scoring, virtual screening, substructure search, machine learning as well as sequence analysis.

The successful candidate must have:

• Or be about to obtain a PhD in computational chemistry, computational biophysics, molecular modelling, computer-aided drug design or a closely related area

• Strong background in structure-based ligand design methods

• Proficiency in at least one standard scientific package, i.e. Schrodinger Small Molecule Drug Discovery suite, OpenEye or MOE

• Proficiency in at least one MD simulation program, i.e. NAMD, Gromacs, Amber or ACEMD

• Experience in molecular docking: Glide, Autodock, Dock and etc.

• Experience with high-performance computing

• At least 3 years recent research experience in computational chemistry or related field with proficiency in molecular simulation and molecular docking methods

Salary: £33,797 per annum

This post is available until 30 September 2020. 

Closing date: Monday 20 April 2020

Queen’s University Belfast is a driver of innovation and talent based on excellence. Throughout the University, our academics collaborate across disciplines and with outside agencies and institutions on projects of world significance. We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world, helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential.

We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK’s most successful universities in the Athena SWAN initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression.

The University and the School of Pharmacy holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and success in addressing gender equality, representation, progression and success for all our staff.

We are ranked 1st in the UK for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, (Innovate UK) 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).

Based in Belfast, a modern capital city, our beautiful campus is surrounded by abundant acres of parkland and is renowned as one of the safest and affordable cities in the UK. The choice of local Schools from pre-nursery upwards are some of the best available and we are immensely proud of what our city and our University will offer you.

The School of Pharmacy is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences at Queen’s. The School is acknowledged as a leading centre for Pharmacy teaching and research in the UK. The School provides students with as authentic a learning experience and environment as possible. We have world leading research laboratories with the best technology in the industry. In the latest rankings in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 the School has been ranked 1st in Pharmacy and Pharmacology Research and 2nd for Pharmacology and Pharmacy. 

Further information about the School and Group Leader can be found at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPharmacy/

https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/irina-tikhonova

For full job details and essential/desirable criteria please refer to the candidate information link on our website by clicking apply. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information or assistance contact Resourcing Team, Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 9097 3044 or email on resourcing@qub.ac.uk

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit. We welcome applications from all sections of society and particularly from people with a disability. 

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