Ad for a permanent position of a Computational Research Specialist at 
the College of Medicine & Health Sciences at the United Arab Emirates 
University, UAEU, AlAin, UAE.

To apply for this position online, please click on the following link:
https://jobs.uaeu.ac.ae/search.jsp?action=search#
and refine your search as follows:
Job category: staff
Job Title: Medical Research Specialist I
Division: College of Medicine & Health Sciences
In the list of the refined search, look for Biochemistry&Molecular 
Biology-CMHS
Click on it, and that will prompt you to the link for applying.

Posting Details
Grade Number	6
Job Title	Medical Research Specialist I
Position Number	313230
Posting Number	3122
Job Description	Job Description General Responsibilities: 
- Management of PIs lab/team: organization, machine/software maintenance, 
  ordering and procurement of hardware/software and consumables. 

- Carry out experiments, run simulations, learn new software, perform 
  data analysis, including the statistical analysis, and be involved 
  in interpretation and communication of main results. 

- Organize and assist in the laboratory-based practical sessions 
  for undergraduate medical students in the different Biochemistry 
  courses. 

- Participate in the training and supervision of graduate and 
  undergraduate students.
 
- Be responsible for the technical development, maintenance and 
  troubleshooting of all laboratory computers. 

- Ensure that the work is completed efficiently and on a timely manner.
 
- Adhere to the university regulations and safety whenever applicable. 
  Specific Responsibilities and Tasks: 
- Independently conduct experiments involving simulations in density 
  functional theory, electronic structure theory, molecular dynamics, 
  docking, and machine learning in artificial intelligence. 

- Maintenance and follow up on short-run and long-run simulations.
 
- Conduct experiments involving medicinal chemistry, drug discovery,
  biochemical processes, and mutations.

- Run jobs on Linux (and windows) operating systems, using software like, 
  Gaussian, MolPro, OpenEye, AIMALL, etc. 

- Analyze and interpret the results using GUI interfaces like Gaussview, 
  unix shell scripts, and codes like C++, Fortran. 

- Generate advanced graphs to illustrate the results. 

- Write (advanced English skills are desired), communicate and 
  disseminate the work. 

- Undergraduate medical students during the Biochemistry practical 
  sessions. 

- Assist in training and supervision of graduate and undergraduate 
  students on specific software/methodologies relevant to their 
  projects (understanding theory, running jobs, extracting data, 
  analyzing results, and writing it). 

- Train and supervise other research staff recruited on grants, graduate 
  and undergraduate students.

Minimum Qualification	
PhD degree in a relevant discipline (computational sciences, 
computational chemistry/biochemistry)

Preferred Qualification	
Demonstrated prior experience in using various operating systems 
including Unix/Linux, ab initio electronic structure theory, 
density functional theory, machine learning in artificial intelligence, 
molecular dynamics is essential.

Expected Skills/Rank/Experience	
Minimum 3-4 years in academic or research institution setting and/or 
in the relevant scientific field.

Special Instructions to Applicant: 
Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Division	College of Medicine&Health Sciences

Department	Biochemistry&Molecular Biolgy.-CMHS

Job Close Date	31-05-2022

Job Category	Staff

Salary	7000 to 18000 AED

UAEU is ranked #1 in the UAE. AlAin city is a beautiful city in the 
Abu Dhabi emirate in UAE. It is East of the UAE at the borders of Oman, 
ca. 160 km east of Abu Dhabi city (the capital), and ca 120 km south 
of Dubai. The Garden City, AlAin, is known for its greenery, oases, 
and low-rise architecture. AlAin has a warm winter, and relatively low 
humidity levels in the summer. It has big shopping malls, public 
transportation, very good health care system, an international airport, 
touristic places (AlAin Museum, Al-Muwaiji palace, Jebel Hafeet, 
Green Mubazzarah) and entertaining activities at AlAin club, Hazza 
bi Zayed Stadium, etc.

To apply for this position online, please click on the following link:
https://jobs.uaeu.ac.ae/search.jsp?action=search#
and refine your search as follows:
Job category: staff
Job Title: Medical Research Specialist I
Division: College of Medicine & Health Sciences
In the list of the refined search, look for Biochemistry & Molecular 
Biolgy.-CMHS
Click on it, and that will prompt you to the link for applying.