Ph.D. - Computational Chemistry

Ph.D. students and Postdoctoral researchers (three positions in total)

We are seeking Ph.D students and postdoctoral researchers for projects involving protein structure prediction and virtual screening. There has been a dramatic increase of structural information for GPCRs during the last five years. We are interested in how the recently published crystal structures of GPCRs can be used to generate accurate models for receptors of unknown structure. The project involves (1) Development of new approaches for homology modeling of GPCRs and (2) Structure-based discovery of ligands to GPCRs (both crystal structures and models) using molecular docking. All projects are carried out in close collaboration with experimental groups.

We are also seeking Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers for a project involving molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of membrane receptors. The recently published structures of GPCRs in different stages of activation have made it possible to use molecular simulations to study how these receptors work at atomic resolution. The project will also involve development and application of methods for predicting GPCR-ligand binding affinities from MD simulations.


The ideal background for the Ph.D positions is a M.Sc in chemistry or physics. Candidates for the postdoctoral researcher positions should have experience from molecular modeling techniques, e.g. molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations.

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