Faculty postion in computational protein design and evolution

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案概述了在埃默里大学化学系招聘和留住一名初级研究教员的计划。该职位的申请人预计将在计算蛋白质设计和进化领域建立一个独立的外部资助的研究计划。该研究领域预计将在短期内强劲增长，并满足个人的迫切需要，可以弥合生物大分子结构分析的计算，合成和物理方法之间的差距。除了在化学系本身的高度合作的研究环境，新聘请的教师将被邀请积极参与中心的基础和应用进化（FAME），从多个部门在埃默里大学和技术的格鲁吉亚研究所的18个研究小组的合作，在大分子设计和适应性进化的过程中的共同利益。此外，新的教师将有机会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。我们认为，这些研究中心的存在代表了一个有吸引力的环境，招聘初级教师的兴趣在基础研究的高潜在的生物医学意义。 公共卫生相关性：在计算蛋白质设计和进化的建议教师的位置填补了在弥合理论和实验生物分子化学领域的关键差距。该职位与埃默里大学化学系（计算化学与药物设计）以及埃默里大学基础与应用进化联合中心和格鲁吉亚理工学院正在进行的研究工作具有高度互补性。

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.