The Institute

Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (The BRITE Institute), 
a newly established Institute, will provide research and training for 
undergraduates and graduate students in areas critical to biotechnology 
and biomanufacturing. BRITE is located at North Carolina Central University (NCCU),
 North Carolina, less than two miles from the Research Triangle Park. As 
one component of the North Carolina State Initiatives, the BRITE Institute
 will prepare students with the scientific competence in working at 
biomanufacturing R&D and biotechnology industry. Currently, BRITE has 
drug discovery core (HTS, chemistry, cheminformatics etc.) and 
drug manufacturing core in its programs.  

The Opportunity 

We are looking for candidates for postdoctoral positions who will 
participate in the development and application of computational tools to 
the design and discovery of molecules as drugs or chemical probes. 
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in 
computational sciences (chemistry, physics, computer or information 
sciences, operations research, engineering etc.). Must have a strong 
programming background (e.g., C/C++, perl, python) and interests in molecular 
sciences. An understanding of ligand-based and structure-based design 
methods as well as the knowledge of Tripos, OpenEye and MOE packages are 
desirable but not required.
 
Interested candidates should send their applications (CV and a cover letter) 
to Professor Weifan Zheng. Email: wzheng AT nccu DOT edu.