Faculty postion in computational protein design and evolution

描述(由申请人提供)：本提案概述了埃默里大学化学系初级研究教员的招聘和留用计划。该职位的申请者预计将在计算蛋白质设计和进化领域建立一个独立的和外部资助的研究计划。这一研究领域预计将在短期内强劲增长，并满足对能够弥合生物大分子结构分析的计算、合成和物理方法之间差距的个人的迫切需求。除了化学系内部高度协作的研究环境外，新聘用的教员将被邀请积极参与基础与应用进化中心(FAME)，该中心由来自埃默里大学和佐治亚理工学院多个系的18个研究小组合作，对大分子设计和适应性进化过程有共同的兴趣。此外，这位新教员将获得艾默生计算中心(ECC)的计算资源，以及与埃默里药物发现研究所(EDDI)的合作机会。我们相信，这些研究中心的存在代表了一个有吸引力的环境，可以招聘对具有高潜在生物医学意义的基础研究感兴趣的初级教师。 公共卫生相关性：拟议的计算蛋白质设计和进化学院职位填补了理论生物分子化学和实验生物分子化学领域的关键空白。该职位与埃默里化学系(计算化学和药物设计)以及埃默里和佐治亚理工学院基础与应用进化联合中心正在进行的研究工作具有很强的互补性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The present proposal outlines a plan for the recruitment and retention of a junior research faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Emory University. Applicants for the position are expected to establish an independent and externally funded research program in the area of computational protein design and evolution. This research area is projected to be one of strong growth in the near-term and fulfills a critical need for an individual that can bridge the gap between computational, synthetic, and physical methods for the structural analysis of biomacromolecules. In addition to the highly collaborative research environment within the Chemistry Department itself, the newly hired faculty member will invited to actively participate in the Center for Fundamental and Applied Evolution (FAME), a collaboration of eighteen research groups from multiple departments at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology with a shared interest in the processes of macromolecular design and adaptive evolution. Furthermore, the new faculty member will have access to the computational resources of the Emerson Computational Center (ECC), as well as collaborative opportunities with the Emory Drug Discovery Institute (EDDI). We believe that the presence of these research centers represents an attractive environment for the recruitment of junior faculty with interests in fundamental research of high potential biomedical significance. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed faculty position in computational protein design and evolution fills a critical gap in the area of bridging theoretical and experimental biomolecular chemistry. The position is highly complementary to ongoing research efforts in the Emory Chemistry Department (computational chemistry & drug design) and the joint center for Fundamental and Applied Evolution at Emory and the Georgia Institute of Technology.