Germany:Ph.D. position in Bioinformatics-Computational Biophysics, TU Munich

t the Theoretical Chemical Biology and Protein Modelling group of the Technical University of Munich

1 Ph.D. position

is available, starting September 2010, in the context a DFG funded collaboration project in the area of Protein Engineering and Design. The goal of the project is to extend the group software DynaCell, which was successfully introduced for Computer-aided Drug Design, to protein engineering applications with a focus on the design and optimization of enzymatic binding sites. The project will involve methods development in the area of statistical sampling and scoring function optimization. The evaluation and application of the approach will be performed in close collaboration with experimental groups on campus and within the CIPM excellence cluster.

The Theoretical Chemical Biology and Computer-Aided Drug Design group is an integral part of the center of excellence “Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich“ (CIPSM) and is located at the Life Science Campus of the Technical University, both offering an excellent environment for innovative and collaborative research across disciplines.

Successful applicants should have a strong background in either bioinformatics or in chemistry or physics with a focus on computational/theoretical work. Experience in structural modeling of biological or chemical systems would be advantageous. Candidates are expected to engage in interdisciplinary research and to foster collaborations with experimental groups from biochemistry, biology, and biotechnology.

Please send the usual application material, including at least two letters of reference, as a single PDF file to: antes@wzw.tum.de (preferred) or via surface mail to:

Prof. Dr. Iris Antes
Technical University of Munich
Fachgebiet Protein Modelling
Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 8
D-85354 Freising-Weihenstephan

For further information please visit our website at:
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Application Deadline : 15 July 2010