Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher

Position refers to a Post-Doctoral Associate, funded by the NSF Biofoundry project to develop large language models for biological sequence analysis. The role includes developing and fine‑tuning protein language models for glycoenzyme classification, engineering and function prediction, and providing written reports of project updates and course materials for user training.

Title:

Postdoctoral Researcher / Post‑Doctoral Associate

Department:
Franklin‑Biochemistry

Location:

Athens, GA

Employment Type:

Employee (Full‑time, FTE 1.00)

Anticipated

Start Date:

11/15/2024

• Develop and fine‑tune protein language models for proteomics and biological sequence analysis.
• Assist in writing annual reports for the project and developing materials for user and graduate student training.
• Train graduate and undergraduate students working on the project.
• Develop materials for user training and assist with summer workshops on AI and glycobiology.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Familiarity with state‑of‑the‑art machine learning techniques (e.g., protein language models, representation learning, diffusion models, self‑supervised learning).
• Strong background in computational biology, bioinformatics, and/or data science.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with scientists across disciplines.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status.

Recruitment Contact:
Natarajan Kannan

Email: nkannan

Phone: (not provided)