Current Opportunities at Vanderbilt

The laboratory of Jens Meiler is looking immediately for outstanding postdoctoral candidates that will join a team of graduate and post-graduate researchers in the field of protein design and protein function prediction. Research in our laboratory seeks to fuse computational and experimental efforts to investigate proteins, the fundamental molecules of biology, and their interactions with small molecule substrates, therapeutics, or probes. We seek to develop computational methodologies to enhance design and modeling efforts. The candidate will develop a computational pipeline to predict the function of unknown proteins. The candidate will design, implement, and train machine learning models that leverage data from molecular dynamics simulations to predict function and apply these models to previously uncharacterized proteins. The work will involve evaluating various model architectures, with an emphasis on generative approaches and state-of-the-art methods in protein structure and function prediction.  Qualified applicants should have a PhD in Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physics or Computer Science. In addition, the individual should have two years of experience in one or multiple of the following areas: computational biology or chemistry, mathematics, physics, software engineering/development, or object-oriented programming. Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects (including internal and external collaborations) and strong willingness to learn additional research skills are expected.

Please contact jens.meiler@vanderbilt.edu (cc carie.a.fortenberry@vanderbilt.edu) and include your CV to schedule an interview.