Postdoctoral Fellow - Cherkasov Lab, Vancouver Prostate Centre

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The Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) has an exceptional opportunity available for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cherkasov Lab to join our research team.

The Vancouver Prostate Centre
VPC has a large, multi-disciplinary research program that undertakes basic, clinic, and translational research. It is a National Centre of Excellence and a designated Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research. It is affiliated with the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Further details on VPC and its research programs are available at www.prostatecentre.com.

Cherkasov Lab
Professor Artem Cherkasov is looking for a talented Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a demonstrated research background in machine learning to join his computer-aided drug design group. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work on exciting drug discovery programs providing cutting-edge deep learning docking strategy to support structure-based and ligand-based virtual screening and lead optimization.
More information on Dr. Cherkasov and his team can be found here: www.prostatecentre.com/about-us/people/dr-art-cherkasov.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • PhD in Computational Chemistry or Computational Biochemistry.
  • Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
  • Research experience in developing machine learning methods for life science.
  • Strong deep learning programming experience with GPUs.
  • Statistical data analysis and database management skills.
  • Demonstrated experience using various programming languages including Python, BASH, Perl, AWK, and SVL.
  • Well-developed portfolio of open-source software available on GitHub
  • Solid background in computational chemistry, biological chemistry, organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry and pharmacokinetics.
  • Practical experience in structure-based and ligand-based drug design and compound library design.
  • Familiarity with state-of-the-art modeling and cheminformatics tools such as Molecular Operating Environment (MOE), Schrödinger, and OpenEye suite of programs.

Duties

  • Reading published papers and adapting procedures accordingly.
  • Liaising with collaborators and presenting research findings at international conferences.
  • Preparing manuscripts for submission to high impact journals.
  • Assisting with the creation of research proposals to be submitted to granting agencies.

Application Procedures
To apply for this position, please email careers@prostatecentre.com with subject line Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cherkasov Lab with the following items attached:

  • Current CV
  • Cover letter

NOTE: No telephone calls or drop-in inquiries accepted. Only those under consideration will be contacted.