Job Title: Research Associate/Postdoc
PVN ID: LE-1809-002736
Category: Research
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Research Associate Position, Kurtzman Lab

Dept. of Chemistry, Lehman College, CUNY, New York, NY 

An NIH funded Postdoctoral or Research Associate position is available in computational/theoretical chemistry, focusing on the development of theory and methods that quantify localized solvation thermodynamics and the application of these methodologies to problems in molecular recognition, drug discovery, and drug design. 

This position requires a highly motivated and dynamic scientist with a doctoral degree in computational, physical or theoretical chemistry, computer science, physics or a related field.  The successful candidate should be familiar with the Linux environment, have excellent scripting and programming skills, a strong background in statistical mechanics and molecular modeling, experience with running molecular dynamics and CADD software (e.g. OpenEye, Maestro, MOE), and knowledge of protein-ligand interactions.

Lehman College is a campus in the City University of New York (CUNY) system and is part of New York’s vibrant research community.  Further information on the Kurtzman lab is available at www.lehman.edu/faculty/tkurtzman .This project is jointly funded and will involve close collaboration with Professor Michael Gilson at the University of California at San Diego.  It may involve limited travel to San Diego, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and/or Santa Fe, New Mexico to facilitate academic and industrial collaborations. 

Please include your CV and a cover letter briefly describing your interests and goals.

Have 2-3 letters of reference sent to: Tom Kurtzman, simpleliquid@gmail.com.

 

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Key Features

Department
Chemistry
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$48,432.00 - $49,188.00
Closing Date
Nov 17, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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