Title of the position: Student
Scientific discipline: Bioinformatics
Job type: Scholarship
Number of job offers: 1
Stipend amount/month: 1,500.00 PLN
Position starts on: 01.03.2019
Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 24
Institution:Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics; https://lbs.cent.uw.edu.pl
Project leader: Dr. Stanisław Dunin-Horkawicz
Project description: The goal of the project is to infer a detailed evolutionary history of the Rossmann fold, which is one of the most prominent protein folds and by far the most functionally diverse one, with >300 different functions. To this end, we will perform a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, with the aim of integrating data from different sources to obtain a reliable phylogenetic tree that encompasses all the major Rossmann enzymes classes. Unraveling the natural history of the Rossmann enzymes will open the possibility (i) to reveal the principles that governed the divergence of cofactor specificity of Rossmann enzymes, (ii) use these principles to rationally re-engineer cofactor specificity in Rossmann enzymes, and (iii) to identify the rudimentary Rossmann fold, and thereby design a functional minimal Rossman. The proposed project involves experimental validations, including structure determination of natural and re-engineered proteins together with the cofactors. The project includes collaboration with two partners: (i) Core Facility for Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Warsaw (Poland) and (ii) Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel).
Project clause: Project is carried out within the FIRST TEAM programme of the Foundation for Polish Science
Key responsibilities include:
Design and implementation of Machine Learning tools for protein sequence and structure analysis
Profile of candidates/requirements:
1. Should be enrolled as a student of bioinformatics, biology, biochemistry, biophysics or related discipline
2. Previous experience in Machine Learning (particularly TensorFlow and Keras packages). Good knowledge of Python. Experience with high-performance computing and Linux environment
3. Although not required, any previous experience in protein sequence and structure analysis would be beneficial
4. The candidate should be willing to learn new techniques and support the other group members
5. Good oral/written communication skills in English would be advantageous
Required documents:
1. A letter confirming that the candidate is currently enrolled as a Master’s student
2. A copy of a BSc certificate (if applicable)
3. CV (up to two A4 pages)
4. A cover letter (up to one A4 page)
5. Contact details of one academic researcher/teacher willing to provide a Recommendation letter for the Candidate
We offer:
1. An opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary project conducted in a collaboration with scientists from Poland (University of Warsaw) and Israel (Weizmann Institute of Science)
2. Stimulating and friendly work environment
3. Access to to the high-end computing equipment (CPU and GPU clusters)
4. Participation in at least one scientific meeting
Please submit the following documents to: s.dunin-horkawicz@cent.uw.edu.pl
Project is carried out within the FIRST TEAM programme of the Foundation for Polish Science
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Deadline: 18/01/2019
Tags: bioinformatics, machine learning, protein evolution
