Postdoctoral Research Associate - Chemistry at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Job Description SummaryFocuses on improving the description of van der Waals forces including density functionality developed by analyzing and combining two different design philosophies within non-local density functional theory.

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Essential Functions:

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  Independently design and perform experiments

  
  


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  Maintain accurate lab documentation of experiments

  
  


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  Study and characterize histone posttranslational modifications

  
  


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  Computational protein design of histone reader proteins

  
  


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  Design, develop, and implement computational programs to assist with performance of these activities

  
  


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  Train and mentor undergraduates

  
  


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  Assist in preparation of proposals and manuscripts

  
  

Other Functions:

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  Mentor other postdocs, graduate students, rotation students, and undergraduates on their research projects

  
  


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  Apply for external funding if applicable and available.

  
  


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  Apply for academic jobs, other postdocs, or industry positions as soon as you're ready.

  
  

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

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  PhD

  
  

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

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  Experience developing and implementing deep learning models and algorithms for protein design

  
  


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  Experience working with protein structures and knowledge of bioinformatics and protein structure modeling

  
  


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  Experience in python scripting

  
  


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  Experience with Rosetta, AlphaFold, and molecular dynamics simulations

  
  


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  Team working and communication skills

  
  


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  Excellent project and time management skills

  
  


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  Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills

  
  

Physical Requirements:

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  Computer data input required

  
  


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  Ability to use computing resources and perform bench-laboratory experiments

  
  

Accountabilities:

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  Be available in the lab from 10 am to 4 pm on workdays. There are no specific lab hours, but I find that people learn best when they are working together.

  
  


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  Be prepared to work hard, fail occasionally (hopefully not too often), think creatively, and build-design-test-learn-repeat.

  
  


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  We are a brand new lab. We have big ideas and lots of exciting opportunities. Some days will probably be harder than others. The work we do in the first years will set the tone for subsequent years so let's get started on the best possible foot.

  
  


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  Work carefully, don't rush, but also work efficiently and strategically.

  
  


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  Attend 1:1 meetings, group meetings, and subgroup meetings. Engage and participate regularly.

  
  

Note:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee's supervisor.

To help provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. Wake Forest University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in employment for individuals with disabilities.

Additional Job Description
Time Type RequirementFull time

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