Position Summary

The Department of Mathematics at Michigan State University invites applications for Mathematical Biology Research Associates with a starting date of August 16, 2023. However, earlier starting dates are possible. These are one-year, benefits-eligible positions that are potentially renewable on an annual basis contingent upon satisfactory performance and availability of funding. Candidates will be mainly evaluated on their potential in research.

• Research in one or multiple areas including 1) AI-based drug design and discovery, 2) Bioinformatics/protein engineering/single cell RNA seq analysis, 3) Machine learning/deep learning, and 4) Computational topology/geometry/graph
• Mathematical instruction
• Potential mentoring graduate students in support of research activities
• *Potential research funding applications to NSF, NIH, and other funding agencies. *

Research Associates will be affiliated with Professor Guowei Wei, who will direct their research activities. The research associates will engage in our active instructional mentoring program if their appointment includes an instructional component. 

Minimum Requirements: Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in Mathematics or equivalent area before the starting date.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Mathematics or equivalent area, such as computational chemistry/biology/biophysics and computer science.

Minimum Requirements

Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in Mathematics or equivalent area before the starting date.

Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in Mathematics or equivalent area, such as computational chemistry/biology/biophysics and computer science. Applications are considered from any of the focus areas 1) AI-based drug design and discovery, 2) Bioinformatics/protein engineering/single-cell RNA sequence analysis, 3) Machine learning/deep learning, 4) Computational topology/geometry/graph.

Desired Qualifications

Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in Mathematics or equivalent area, such as computational chemistry/biology/biophysics and computer science. Applications are considered from any of the focus areas 1) AI-based drug design and discovery, 2) Bioinformatics/protein engineering/single-cell RNA sequence analysis, 3) Machine learning/deep learning, 4) Computational topology/geometry/graph.

Required Application Materials

Applicants must submit their application materials to the Mathematical Biology Research Associate job posting on Mathjobs.org at ** to be considered. A complete application includes a vita, research statement the indicates their experience in any of the four focus area, and at least 3 letters of recommendation, one of which must address their teaching experience.

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