Last Date: 09/26/2023.
JOB DESCRIPTION
UE07 £37,099 – £44,263
College of Science and Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Fixed term, expected start: October/November 2023; end date 31/12/2025
Full time, 35 hours per week
We are looking for an exceptionally talented and motivated scientist to take up a fully funded 2-year position as postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) in computational biology, as part of the EPSRC Early Career Fellowship ‘GREET: Generative Recombinant Enzyme Engineering for Therapeutics’, led by Dr Giovanni Stracquadanio.
We are an interdisciplinary group based at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, interested in addressing challenges in healthcare and biotechnology, and aiming at continuously improving our strong publications and funding track record (www.stracquadaniolab.org).
The Opportunity:
The candidate is expected to design, develop, and test innovative deep learning models to design new therapeutic enzymes to treat Fabry disease. The successful candidate will focus on variational and geometric deep learning models and will work closely with experimental scientists, within the lab and with industrial partners, to test and characterise new computationally designed molecules. The project is a unique opportunity to build a highly competitive profile at the intersection of deep learning, drug design and engineering biology.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Strong track record of high-impact research in machine learning or statistical learning applied to biology.
- Strong track record in biological data analysis.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong planning and management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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For informal enquiries please contact the hiring manager Giovanni Stracquadanio at [email protected] or the School of Biological Sciences Staffing / HR Team at [email protected].
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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