Post Doc Res Assoc w/Ret

Job Summary

The Bosch Lab at the University of Utah (https://www.boschlab.com/) invites applications for a computational post-doctoral position to support projects related to biomolecular interaction prediction using AI tools.

The Bosch Lab studies projects related to organ-organ communication. Our aim is to discover and study proteins in blood circulation - to understand which cells release them, where they go, what they do. In addition to using experimental wet-lab tools, we also develop software tools to identify novel hormones and receptors by running AI models (e.g. AlphaFold) on large-scale at high performance data centers. The software tools we have developed are of broad use to the scientific community, and we are looking for a post-doc to maintain and expand these tools.

Necessary skills: Experience with the command-line (e.g. Linux) and programming (e.g. Python).

Minimum Qualifications: PhD in biology or computer science or similar.

Responsibilities

• Conducts lab research under the guidance of the supervisor(s).
• Participates in lab meetings, shares research findings, and engages in discussion.
• Reviews scientific publications, protocols, and general knowledge via internet searching to prepare for and troubleshoot, as well as to enhance the overall understanding of the research and techniques.

Preferences

• A late-stage PhD student or recent PhD graduate.
• Demonstrated publication and funding record during PhD work.
• Demonstrated skills in written and verbal communication (e.g. keeping a lab notebook, email correspondence, slide presentations)
• Experience running jobs on high performance data centers (e.g. SLURM)
• Experience using AI protein structure models (e.g. AlphaFold)