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招聘和保留一名初级研究教员的计划。该职位要求申请者在计算蛋白设计和进化领域建立一个独立的外部资助的研究项目。该研究领域预计将在近期内强劲增长，并满足对能够在生物大分子结构分析的计算，合成和物理方法之间架起桥梁的个人的关键需求。除了化学系内部高度合作的研究环境外，新聘用的教员将被邀请积极参与基础与应用进化中心（FAME），这是一个由来自埃默里大学和佐治亚理工学院多个部门的18个研究小组合作的项目，他们对大分子设计和适应性进化的过程有着共同的兴趣。此外，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为招聘对生物医学基础研究感兴趣的初级教师提供了一个有吸引力的环境。

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.