CareerPlan

Research Engineering/ Scientist Assitant - Computational Biology and Protein Modeling

UT MAIN CAMPUS, USFull-time$36k2026-10-06 → 2026-11-11

Core

Apply computational methods to protein structure, molecular interactions, and drug discovery problems.

Role type

Research Assistant in Computational Biology and Protein Modeling

Builds

Computational models for protein docking, structure prediction, and molecular interactions

Domain

Computational Biology / Structural Biology / Drug Discovery

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Protein structure and function knowledge, Molecular visualization (PyMOL, ChimeraX), Biological databases, Scientific literature analysis, Basic Python scripting, Linux command line

Preferred skills

Protein docking, Molecular dynamics, Structural alignment, Virtual screening, High-performance computing, Machine-learning-based structure prediction

Responsibilities

Apply protein docking and structure-prediction methods to biologically relevant systems, Prepare protein/peptide/antibody structures for computational experiments, Run and analyze large-scale computational studies, Evaluate protein interfaces and binding modes, Collaborate with machine-learning researchers and experimental teams, Prepare figures, visualizations, reports, and presentations