CB: 68466

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a private law Foundation, created with special Government Law no. 269 of September 30th 2003, with the objective of promoting Italy's technological development and higher education in science and technology. Research at IIT is carried out in highly innovative scientific fields with state-of-the-art technology.

A post-doctoral position in Computational Chemistry is currently available at the Drug Discovery and Development (D3) department of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genoa.

The D3 Department is dedicated to the discovery of innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need – Alzheimer’s disease, chronic pain and inflammation. It also puts a big effort in the development of novel, highly predictive, computational tools for some among the most influential observables in the Drug Design context.

Among them, protein-ligand binding free energy and binding kinetic rate constants are probably the most prominent.

The candidate will play a significant role in the development of our computational enabling tools through the implementation and validation of the most advanced simulation protocols.

The successful candidate is a talented and motivated scientist with a successful record of expertise in biomolecular modeling.

Qualifications:

• expertise in modern molecular modeling methods and techniques, especially classical molecular dynamics;
• knowledge about statistical thermodynamics, especially if applied to the protein-ligand binding phenomenon;
• good knowledge of basic scripting and programming language is considered a valuable plus.

The successful candidate will be offered a competitive package commensurate to qualifications and experience.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter including research accomplishments and interests, CV, and names and contact information (e-mail, and phone number) of at least two professional references to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Please apply before June 30, 2013.

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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively seeks diversity in the workforce.

CB: 67459

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-www.iit.it) is a private law Foundation, created with special Government Law no. 269 of September 30th 2003, with the objective of promoting Italy's technological development and higher education in science and technology. Research at IIT is carried out in highly innovative scientific fields with state-of-the-art technology.

A junior post-doctoral position in Medicinal Chemistry is currently available at the Drug Discovery and Development (D3) department of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genoa.

The D3 Department is dedicated to the discovery of innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need – Alzheimer’s disease, chronic pain and inflammation.

The candidate will play a significant role in our drug discovery projects through the design and synthesis of new pharmacologically active compounds.

The successful candidate is a talented and motivated scientist with a PhD in synthetic chemistry (medicinal or organic chemistry), will have excellent communication skills in English and the ability to interact effectively with members of his/her research team