Postdoc position, INRIA, Geometry / Structural Biology

[Frederic Cazals]

            Postdoctoral position in Bio-Geometry.
           INRIA Sophia-Antipolis (Geometrica), France


Two of the most prominent challenges of the the post-genomic era are
to understand the molecular machinery of the cell and to develop new
drug design strategies. These key challenges require the
determination, understanding and exploitation of the three-dimensional
structure of several classes of molecules ---nucleic acids, proteins,
drugs---, as well as the elucidation of the interaction mechanisms
between these molecules. Most importantly, these challenges involve
aspects from biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer
science.

Building upon a long and recognized experience in Computational
Geometry and applications, the Geometrica group (formerly Prisme)
(http://www-sop.inria.fr/prisme/index.html.en) is launching a research
activity in Bio-Geometry ---the geometric component of the
afore-mentioned challenges.

Along this line, a one year Post-Doc position starting Fall 2003
(October / November / December) is now opened.  Its primary focus will
be docking ---protein-protein as well as protein-ligand, with
potential applications to folding. For these reasons, we encourage the
application of:

-Bio-(physicists, chemists) with a background in structural biology and
an inclination for geometry.

-Computer scientists with a background in algorithms design and
analysis or computational geometry, and interests in molecular
modeling.


Applicants with a Ph.D. are encouraged to submit a vitae as well as
sample representative publications, and arrange for two letters of
recommendation to be sent directly to

Frederic Cazals
INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, Prisme,
2004 route des Lucioles,
BP 93, F-06902 Sophia-Antipolis, France
Email: Frederic.Cazals at sophia.inria.fr


Note. INRIA is the French Institute for Computer Science and
Automation. The Sophia-Antipolis unit is located on the French
Riviera.

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-- Project GEOMETRICA, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, 2004 route des Lucioles,
-- BP 93, F-06902 Sophia-Antipolis, 
-- Tel: 33 (0)4 92 38 71 88, Fax: 33 (0)4 92 38 76 43
-- Frederic.Cazals at sophia.inria.fr, http://www.inria.fr/prisme

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