Postdoctoral position in computational chemistry at InhibOx, Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK — 9th April 2010
A postdoctoral position as part of a European Initial Training Network, funded under the Marie Curie Actions of the Seventh Framework Programme.
The closing date for applications has now passed.
The STARS (Scientific Training in Antimicrobial Research Strategies) network is focused on antimicrobial research and development and the urgent need for the development of antimicrobials and anti-infectives to redress the balance between drug resistance and the available therapeutic options. There are two sub-programmes on emerging drug targets, one found in a group of pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria and the other concerning the malaria parasite. This position will focus primarily on the antimalarial target.
The role of InhibOx is to develop new computational chemistry approaches and to apply them to the drug targets of interest to the STARS network. Experience in more than one of the following areas would be required: methods development, particularly in the area of docking and scoring; structure-based drug design; ligand-based drug design; virtual screening; homology modelling.
Full details of the STARS network can be found on the STARS website www.stars-itn.eu. Note that according to European Rules concerning Marie Curie ITN projects, applicants can be nationals of any country other than the host country (for this position this, this is the UK). Additionally, researchers must not have lived in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to appointment. Please also note that non-EEA candidates will require a work-visa if appointed to the post and will need to meet the points requirement of Tier 2 (General).
Closing date for applications was 30th April, 2010.
About InhibOx
InhibOx is a computational drug discovery company founded in 2001 by Professor W. Graham Richards, Chairman of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a world leading pioneer in computational chemistry. The company grew from the successful Screensaver Lifesaver project that enlisted volunteers from over 200 countries, who donated the combined computational power of some 3.5 million personal computers, performing the world’s biggest computational chemistry experiment.
InhibOx is located in central Oxford, UK. InhibOx is an exciting and fun place to work, and provides the opportunity to work alongside leading scientists and researchers, including InhibOx’s extensive network of collaborators worldwide in addition to the other members of the STARS network.