Teaching Associate / Instructional Assistant
HK University of Science & Technology
- Department
- Center for Engineering Education Innovation
- Rank
- Teaching Assistant
- Position type
- Full-time
- Reference
- 190925
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead development and application of advanced computational methodologies integrating AI, molecular dynamics simulations, and molecular docking for cyclic peptide drug discovery.
- Establish predictive models for both natural and non-natural amino acid cyclic peptides.
- Optimize targets for receptor complex and membrane transport.
- Characterize essential parameters governing membrane permeability for peptide delivery.
- Focus on algorithm design for modeling and designing novel therapeutics.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or closely related field.
- Demonstrated experience in training or fine-tuning foundation models for structural biology.
- Strong background in bioinformatics data curation, processing, and cleaning.
- Solid track record of relevant academic publications.
Appointment
- Full-time, 1-year contract (renewable)
Key Dates
- Not specified