CUPE- Winter 2025 65H -RA Gentile Lab

Location where work is to be performed:

Main Campus

Session:

2025 Trimestre d'hiver | Winter Term

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences / Faculty of Science

Unit:

Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Students & Casuals

Job Classification:

Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Fonds externes de recherche / Research External Funds

Course Title:

Reseach Assitant in Laboratory

Course Code:

CHMXXXX

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Francesco Gentile

Date Posted:

October 25, 2024

Applications must be received BEFORE:

November 08, 2024

Description of tasks (hours):

Recherche / Research:65

Préparation / Preparation:0

Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0

Correction - Notation / Grading:0

Surveillance / Proctoring:0

Formation / Training:0

Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

2

Expected Enrolment:

0

Work Start Date:

January 01, 2025

Work End Date:

April 30, 2025

Total Work Hours:

65

Language of Work:

Anglais | English

Graduate Hourly Rate:

50.25

Undergraduate Hourly Rate:

31.89

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Nature of Work

Performing research in computational chemistry and drug discovery, combining physics-based simulations methods with deep learning. The candidate is expected to develop his/her own methodologies and apply those in prospective projects in cancer and neurological diseases, as well as writing papers fro submission to peer review journals.

Minimum QualificationsCandidates must have a BSc or MSc in Chemistry/Biochemistry. They should either have taken one course in quantum chemistry or statistical mechanics, one in computational chemistry, and one in AI for chemistry or biology with a minimum grade of A- at the undergraduate/graduate level, OR demonstrate hands-on experience in computational chemistry with at least one first author peer-reviewed publication. Candidates must also demonstrate programming proficiency with Python and Bash through a take-home assignment, and have experience with at least three of the following programs: Gromacs, NAMD, Amber, Autodock, Vina, OpenEye suite. Experience with ML frameworks (Pytorch or Tensorflow) is beneficial but not mandatory.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

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