Professor Computational Protein Design Engineering

6 days ago

Quebec, Capitale-Nationale, Canada Université Laval Full-time €120,000 - €180,000/year
Computational protein design and machine learning define this tenure-track faculty position at Université Laval in Quebec City. Build an independent research program. The Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bioinformatics seeks an early-career researcher for the Emerging Leaders Impact+ Canada program. The successful candidate will advance computational methods for protein design, prediction, optimization, and engineering. Research may address health, biotechnology, and life sciences challenges.

Key Responsibilities
- Design an ambitious protein engineering research program
- Implement computational approaches for protein design and prediction
- Advance protein optimization and engineering methods
- Apply research to health, biotechnology, and life sciences
- Develop collaborations across Université Laval’s research ecosystem

Requirements:
- Early-career researcher currently based abroad
- Expertise in computational design and engineering of proteins
- Experience with machine learning or artificial intelligence
- Knowledge of molecular modeling or structural bioinformatics
- Capacity to create an independent research program Develop computational protein engineering research through machine learning, molecular modeling, and interdisciplinary collaboration at Université Laval.