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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">t</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white">he Computational mOdelling of NanosCalE and bioPhysical
sysTems – (CONCEPT) lab</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white"> at the Italian Institute of Technology (Genova, Italy), Italy, invites applications for a Postdoc position in computational biophysics</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">applied to nanomedicine</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="https://iit.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=2200000F">https://iit.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=2200000F</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">The project is specifically about developing and applying computational techniques</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
especially classical molecular dynamics and enhanced sampling,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white"> for the in silico design of high affinity and selectivity protein binders</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">The project will primarily involve the use and development of Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo based methods coupled with scoring functions to introduce and develop
novel strategies for the design and optimisation of antibody fragments. The ideal candidate is expected to have a strong motivation in applying those computational techniques to problems of medical interest, while their prior knowledge is preferable but not
mandatory. A PhD in Chemistry, Physics, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">or
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">Engineering</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">are required, as well as the knowledge of a programming and/or scripting language.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">The CONCEPT lab is part of a multidisciplinary collaborative network composed by biologists, chemists, physicists, and engineers working towards speeding up the
development of novel clinical protocols and new diagnostic devices by integrating computational and experimental techniques for the design<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of new nanotechnology solutions of problems of medical interest.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">We offer a competitive salary and a range of benefits.
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<p style="font-variant-caps: normal;font-stretch: normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">The application
<b>deadline</b> is very close: <b>2 February 2022</b>, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">while it is possible that it is extended,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">we invite interested candidates to register online apply directly to the institute portal here:
<a href="https://iit.taleo.net/careersection/application.jss?lang=en&type=1&csNo=2&portal=101430233&reqNo=18203&isOnLogoutPage=true">
<span style="color:#103CC0">https://iit.taleo.net/careersection/application.jss?lang=en&type=1&csNo=2&portal=101430233&reqNo=18203&isOnLogoutPage=true</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">For further information and application inquiries feel free write to:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">Dr. Walter Rocchia
<a href="mailto:walter.Rocchia@iit.it"><span style="color:#103CC0">Walter.Rocchia@iit.it</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#103CC0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white">or visit:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#103CC0;background:white"><a href="https://www.iit.it/it/web/computational-modelling-of-nanoscale-and-biophysical-systems">https://www.iit.it/it/web/computational-modelling-of-nanoscale-and-biophysical-systems</a></span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#103CC0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Walter Rocchia, PhD, Head<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Computational mOdelling of NanosCalE and bioPhysical sysTems - </span><span lang="IT" style="color:black"><a href="https://concept.iit.it"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">CONCEPT Lab</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:black">ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:black"> Via Melen – 83, B Block, 16152 - Genova, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:black">Phone: +39 010 2897418</span><span lang="IT"> <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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