Job Summary
The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) and the Laboratory of Renewable Resource Engineering (LORRE) at Purdue University are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on funded research projects focused on the development and testing of computational tools capable of proposing synthesis routes (or “recipes”) that primarily use enzyme catalysis to make complex small molecule targets (e.g., pharmaceutical agents or monomers for bioplastics). These computational tools would identify ways to cost-efficiently manufacture complex target molecules and would improve our ability to synthesize a diverse library of complex chemical compounds for our drug- or polymer- discovery programs. The postdoctoral researcher will be supervised by Dr.Sankaranarayanan. Interested candidates should submit an application containing a cover letter detailing their qualifications and interest in the position and CV. The review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Education
PhD in Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related scientific discipline
Experience
1. Familiar with various cheminformatics, bioinformatics, data science, retrosynthesis algorithms for enzymes.
2. Experience in the development of retrosynthesis and/or tree search algorithms.
3. Experience in the curation and analysis of reaction datasets
4. Experience in development of models that predict the function of enzymes using primary amino acid sequences and/ or structure.
5. Good communication skills and able to work with people from various backgrounds.
Additional Information
Interested applicants should submit the following files:
1. A cover letter to briefly introduce your background and experience to show your skills
2. A detailed CV about your experience
3. A statement of future related research
4. The names and contact information of at least two references