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Work type:Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Engineering
Department: Computer Science And Engineering 10016172
Sub Area: FAS- Fac./Acad Staff
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location:East Lansing
Categories:Engineers/Architects, Research/Scientific, Fixed Term Academic Staff, Full Time (90-100%), Non-Union, Remote-Friendly

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) invites applications from outstanding candidates for a fixed term research associate position in the areas of molecular dynamics and high performance computing (HPC). The successful candidate will be supervised by Prof. Aktulga (CSE) and Prof. Merz (Chemistry). The duties include (but are not limited to):

• development of novel methods for free energy calculations,
• development of hybrid classical, ML, reactive and quantum MD models,
• performance optimization of resulting software for multicore and/or GPU clusters.

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.

Doctorate -Computer Science, Computational Chemistry, Biology or Physics

Applicants must have a PhD in Computer Science, Computational Chemistry, Biology or Physics with graduate or postdoctoral experience in molecular dynamics, high performance computing and scientific software development.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Strong programming skills using FORTRAN, C/C++, Python and Tensorflow
• Prior experience with MPI and GPU programming, as well as performance optimization 
• Force field optimization
• Ability to work with undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff in a collaborative environment
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Names and email addresses of at least two references (one of whom must be candidate’s PhD adviser)
• A relevant publication sample

The university is requiring all MSU students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with limited exceptions. Learn more at:

For additional information about the Department, College, and the University, see http://www.cse.msu.edu

10/07/2022

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

cse.msu.edu

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Advertised:Sep 30, 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:Sep 30, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time