Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry
Job Title: Bioorganic Chemist, Dr. Carole Bewley
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioorganic Chemistry
The Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, NIH, has a fully funded postdoctoral position available immediately to develop inhibitors of HIV-1 Entry, and in turn determine the structural basis and mechanism of action of these inhibitors. (See Science, 2007, Vol. 317, pp. 1930-1934.) Prospective candidates must have obtained their Ph.D. in organic chemistry or related discipline less than three years ago, and have demonstrated experience in the form of peer reviewed publications in the areas of organic synthesis, peptide synthesis, NMR, and/or biophysics.
Located on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, NIDDK offers excellent opportunities to collaborate with other laboratories and core facilities on the main campus, including chemical biology, DNA microarrays, mass spectrometry/proteomics, and biophysical chemistry.
This position is subject to a background investigation.
To apply, click on the button below, or send a letter stating your research interests, a CV including bibliography, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to:
Carole Bewley, Ph.D.
LBC/NIDDK/NIH
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 8, Room 1A-02
Bethesda, MD 20892-0820
E-mail: caroleb@mail.nih.gov
The NIH is dedicated to building a diverse community in its training and employment programs.
Closing date: 04 Oct 2008
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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN MACHINE LEARNING at Carnegie Mellon University
Start date: September / October 2008
After positions available in the laboratory of human perception (http://humansensing.cs.cmu.edu/) at the Institute of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA campus.
The position of development and introduction of new machine learning algorithms and computer vision for human health-related projects. Solid experience in mathematical modeling is necessary. There are potential projects in the field of visual training (for example, feature Face Detection), caring for expression analysis, classification temporary human activity mixed data and temporary exclusion segmentation of human behaviour. See http://humansensing.cs.cmu.edu/ for relevant projects. Projects will be fully planned in Matlab. Post-paper will also coordinate the work of several graduate students and visitors all year round.
This is the first year the situation with a possible extension subject to funding. Salary range is $ 40000 - $ 50000 depending on experience.
To apply: Applications must be sent by e-mail (ftorre@cs.cmu.edu) and should include an executive summary, a summary of the scientific interests, the expected date of availability, as well as contact information for 3 references. Applications must be postmarked on August 1, 2008, but later applications may be considered until the position is filled.
Closing Date: 01 Oct 2008
