[JOB POSTING] Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Scientist – AI for Protein Dynamics & Function

[Suresh Marru]

The Center for Artificial Intelligence in Science and Engineering (ARTISAN) at Georgia Institute of Technology is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Scientist to lead AI/ML research on a potential DARPA-funded project within the NODES program, focused on learning protein biological function from protein motion.

This position is interdisciplinary, sitting at the intersection of machine learning, protein language/structure models, molecular dynamics, and biophysics. The successful candidate will develop dynamics-aware representations from MD trajectories and apply them to function-relevant prediction tasks (e.g., folding and binding metrics, allostery/cooperativity where applicable).

Key research focus:

• Adapting and fine-tuning protein language models and structure-aware models using molecular dynamics trajectories
• Learning representations that integrate sequence, structure, and dynamics
• Building end-to-end, reproducible ML pipelines and benchmarking against state-of-the-art methods
• Producing publishable results demonstrating how protein motion informs biological function

Required background:

• PhD in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Chemistry, Biophysics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in at least one of:
  • Deep learning (including geometric/equivariant methods)
  • Protein language or structure-based models
  • Representation learning for scientific data

Preferred experience:

• Hands-on experience with PyTorch and/or JAX
• Prior work with molecular dynamics data or time-resolved molecular/structural signals
• Multimodal learning over sequence/structure/dynamics or long-context modeling

Details:

• Start: Early 2026
• Location: Atlanta, GA (can be remote initially; transition to on-site later)
• Appointment: 1-year, with possible extension based on progress and funding
• Compensation: Competitive, per Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Scientist policies

How to apply:
Please email the following to artisan...@groups.gatech.edu:

• CV (including publications)
• Brief letter of interest highlighting relevant ML and protein/MD experience
• 2–3 references