As a postdoctoral researcher in the Physical Biosciences group, you will join a talented, multi investigator team to explore the functional principles at the core of the precise energy, mass and charge flow, and reactivity in enzymes. You will be mentored by Simone Raugei, as you develop a line of computational research, working to understand the mechanism of important enzymes that catalyze activation of energy relevant molecules to empower the design of highly selective, efficient, and sustainable bio-inspired catalysts.

The Ideal Candidate

If you are a postdoctoral researcher ready to test your talents and training in computational biophysics or chemistry and hone your skills at a national laboratory widely recognized for its work in the physical sciences, we want to connect with you. Details are below; you do not need to meet all of the preferred qualifications to be considered.

What you will do:

• Conduct independent research and work on team assignments

• Lead manuscript development and maintain a strong overall publication record in the peer-reviewed

scientific literature

• Interact, communicate, and problem solve with a diverse team of research staff within the Physical

Biosciences group, PSD and across PNNL and numerous academic collaborators

• Present research at technical conferences and project/program review meetings

• Participate in the development of research proposals

Minimum requirements:

Candidates must have received a PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.

Preferred qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Biophysics, Biochemistry or related fields

• Training and aptitude in computational chemistry/physics/biophysics methods

Preferred Qualifications (not all need to be met):

• Strong verbal and written communications skills

• Knowledge of computational chemistry methodologies, such as ab initio electronic structure approaches and/or molecular dynamics.

• Experience with molecular dynamics simulation packages (Gromacs, NAMD, etc.), condensed phase density functional theory codes (CPMD, Quantum espresso, CP2K, VASP, etc.) and/or quantum chemical software (Gaussian, NWChem, Games, etc.).

• Programming skills (Fortran, C, C++) and experience with modern high-performance computation platforms are desirable.

• The ability to adapt, refine, or innovate computational tools as needed.

To apply, please visit: https://careers.pnnl.gov and search for job id 309726