[phenixbb] Postdoc Position - Berkeley

Paul Adams pdadams at lbl.gov
Wed Apr 10 16:06:24 PDT 2013


Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Postdoctoral Researcher
Job ID: 75785
Division: Physical Biosciences
Date Opened: 4/9/2013

Summary: A postdoctoral position is available to work on developing new methods for macromolecular structure determination and refinement with the PHENIX software system. To learn more about Phenix visit: http://www.phenix-online.org

Duties: Development and implementation of computational algorithms for structure determination using crystallography. Including methods for the assessment of crystallographic data quality, improved methods for minimization of target functions, algorithms for the automated parameterization of structure refinement, new target functions for the refinement of structures, and enhanced structure deposition tools.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in computational crystallography or a related field. Demonstrated experience with computational methods development. Publications in macromolecular crystallography or closely related field. Familiarity with software development tools such as C++, C and scripting languages such as Python. Strong programming and mathematical skills. Solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment are critical. Ability to communicate with a broad range of researchers.

Note that this is a multi-year position that is renewed annually on the basis on performance and continued funding.

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Paul Adams
Deputy Division Director, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Division Deputy for Biosciences, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, U.C. Berkeley
Vice President for Technology, the Joint BioEnergy Institute
Laboratory Research Manager, ENIGMA Science Focus Area

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