Two postdoctoral positions, each for 2 years and with possible extensions of another 2 years, are available through UKRI funding underwriting a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. This position is open to outstanding and ambitious computational scientists to work in molecular simulation.
One post (A) will focus on considerably speeding up the in-house code DL_FFLUX, written in Fortran, while the other post (B) will advance the machine learning behind the FFLUX potentials.
By its novel architecture, the locally developed force field FFLUX aims to make a step change in the reliability of modelling of peptides/proteins in aqueous solution. The machine learning method Gaussian Process Regression is used to create knowledgeable quantum atoms that accurately predict energies and multipole moments.
The post is tenable from 1st April 2024.
Based within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester, you will work with Prof Popelier (and his research group) and Post B with associated consultant computer scientist Dr Bane. The Department is ranked 3rd in Great Britain and 5th in Europe by the 2021 Nature Index.
You should have a PhD in computer science or in physical sciences with expertise in programming. One post attracts applicants with experience in parallelisation or GPUs, while the other post asks for experience in machine learning. You should be capable of working by your own initiative while interacting effectively in a research team. Therefore, excellent communication and organisational skills are also required.
What you will get in return:
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
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Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
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Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
