Research Assistant (Cancer Science Institute)

Job Description

To support AI-driven computational biology and peptide/protein modeling research projects in the Zhang Laboratory, including development of computational pipelines, deep learning models, molecular modeling and simulation workflows, and data analysis for biomolecular design and drug discovery studies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain computational pipelines for peptide/protein structure prediction, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and bioinformatics analysis.
• Apply machine learning and deep learning methods to biological sequence and structural datasets for peptide screening, biomolecular analysis, and AI-driven drug discovery research.
• Assist in research data analysis, manuscript preparation, figure generation, and maintenance of research documentation and computational workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or related disciplines.
• Experience in Python programming, Linux/HPC environments, bioinformatics analysis, and molecular modeling tools.
• Familiarity with machine learning/deep learning frameworks and protein structure prediction methods.