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Campus Description: Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island’s scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Suffolk County’s only academic medical center and tertiary care provider. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the National Synchrotron Light Source, and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, and the NewYorkBlue IBM BG/L+P supercomputer, owned by Stony Brook and managed by BNL. Stony Brook is a partner in managing the Laboratory for the Department of Energy, and is the largest institutional scientific user of BNL facilities. As such, many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and in some cases, joint appointments can be arranged.

REVISED AND EXTENDED
Descriptive Title: Postdoctoral Associate REF#: WC-R-6463-10-08-S
Budget Title: same as above Research Foundation Professional Position
Department: Applied Mathematics and Statistics Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC
Grade: E.89 Salary: Commensurate with experience
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Biochemistry or related discipline. A strong background in biophysical science, and the ability to program and navigate in a Unix-based environment. Strong communication and writing skills are essential.

Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience using Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics or docking methods to study protein-ligand binding.

Brief Description of Duties: Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Postdoctoral Associate will setup, execute, and analyze computer-based simulations targeting biological systems involved in human disease such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, influenza, and botulism. Duties will include:

* Virtual screening of libraries of commercially available compounds using the program DOCK with refinement of favorable scoring compounds using molecular dynamics programs such as AMBER/NAMD.
* Development of improved docking methods.
* Refinement of methods/and protocols for prediction of free energies of binding.
* Participate and assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations.
* Participation in grant writing.
* Laboratory maintenance and ordering of supplies as needed.
* Attending scientific conferences and meetings.

Special Notes: This is a full time position. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Occasional travel to scientific conferences may be required.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a cover letter, resume and three professional letters of references to:

Cathy Arrighetta
Postdoctoral Associate (6463) Search
Human Resources Department
390 Administration Building
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-0751
Fax: (631) 632-2338

Apply Online Use the Resources box located at the bottom of this page.

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 12/08/2010, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.

THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (631) 632-7786. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WEBSITE AT http://www.stonybrook.edu/police

Job Category: K) Postdoctoral Positions.
Posting Date: 08/22/2010
Additional Categories: E) Research (professional) and Technical to include lab support positions.

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