PhD in The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network ANA-KIN

Original title: PhD Position (Doctoral Candidate 10) in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network ANA-KIN

• Conduct original and novel research in deep learning, AI, and cheminformatics for kinase drug discovery;
• Develop, benchmark and openly share models, datasets and decision-support dashboards following FAIR and open-science principles;
• Collaborate closely with experimental and computational DCs in the network, and carry out two research secondments abroad (VIB and Skylight Therapeutics, Belgium);
• Publish and present scientific articles at international journals and conferences;
• Participate in the ANA-KIN network-wide training events, schools and outreach activities;
• Contribute to educational activities;
• Write a dissertation.
• A MSc degree in Computer Science, AI, (Computational) Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Biopharmaceutical Sciences, or a relevant related field;
• Good knowledge of and experience with machine learning and deep-learning techniques (e.g. PyTorch);
• Good knowledge of and experience with cheminformatics and/or computational chemistry (e.g. RDKit, molecular descriptors, docking);
• Interest in structural biology, protein kinases and drug discovery; affinity with peptide or biophysical data is an advantage;
• Highly motivated to both perform foundational research and apply the developed methods to real-world problems; creative, ‘making things work’ mentality, independent, and communicative team player;
• Willingness to travel and to carry out research secondments at partner institutions abroad;
• Excellent programming skills (preferably Python);
• Good academic writing skills and interest in participating in educational activities;
• Excellent proficiency in English (oral and written).
• At the date of recruitment, candidates must not have been awarded a doctoral degree;
• Mobility rule: candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the date of recruitment. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status are not taken into account.
• application letter (including a statement confirming that they meet the MSCA eligibility criteria)
• curriculum vitae
• a list of grades
• two references (who have agreed to be contacted)
• Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated. If you nevertheless choose to send us CVs, no rights can be derived from this. #LI-Hybrid