A Postdoctoral Fellow is sought to investigate the molecular mechanisms 
of regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle contraction.  
Molecular Dynamics simulations of troponin and tropomyosin interacting 
with actin will be used to understand how these regulatory proteins 
control contractile activity.  

Applicants must have extensive experience with MD simulations of 
macromolecules.  Knowledge of CHARMM and NAMD, and a keen interest 
in conformational change in proteins are welcome.  

Willingness to spend extensive periods abroad is required, since the 
project is jointly sponsored by Dr. William Lehman at the 
Boston University School of Medicine (Department of Physiology and 
Biophysics) and by Dr. Stefan Fischer at Heidelberg University 
(Institute for Scientific Computing, IWR).  Candidates are expected to 
commit to this position for a minimum of 3 years.
  
Applicants should contact Dr. William Lehman by email (wlehman[]bu.edu) 
and send their CV along with three references.

The research of Drs. Lehman and Fischer is summarized on their home pages:
http://biophysics.bumc.bu.edu/faculty/lehman/index.html
http://spider.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/fischer/