Immediate Postdoctoral Position Opening In Dr. Khaled Barakat’s Lab, Faculty Of Pharmacy, University Of Alberta.
Specialization: Computational Chemistry And Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD).
Term: One year with a possibility of a renewal for an additional year.
A one-year immediate postdoctoral position is available in the computational chemistry and drug discovery lab of Dr. Khaled Barakat at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alberta, Canada. Successful applicants will employ state-of-the-art computational techniques and high performance computing facilities accessible by the lab to work on various protein-protein interactions and drug discovery projects.
Applicants must have an outstanding record of research achievements, strong communication skills, and an ability to collaborate effectively. Applicants must hold a PhD in computational chemistry, computer aided drug design or a closely related field. Applicants must have proven expertise in computational tools and approaches for drug design, such as structure-based and ligand-based drug design, homology modeling and molecular dynamics, in silico screening (both structure-based and ligand-based), hit2lead and lead optimization.
The following skills are essential:
The contract will be initially for one year, renewed upon mutual agreement and performance assessment.
To apply for this position, please send your most updated CV and a brief statement of research interests, along with the names and contact information of at least three referees, to: Dr. Khaled Barakat (email: kbar...@ualberta.ca)