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Buffalo, New York
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Posted: 24-Apr-25
Location: Buffalo, New York
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: 6166948
Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Informatics Department
Position Information
Position Title: Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Informatics Department
Department: Biomedical Informatics Department
Posting Link: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/56778
Job Type: Full-Time
Posting Detail Information
Position Summary
The Postdoctoral Associate will perform research and develop software tools in Bioinformatics, working on drug discovery related applications particularly the CAND multiscale drug discovery platform developed by the Division of Bioinformatics at the University at Buffalo:
- Integrating the CANDO drug discovery platform with LLM-based reasoning models to build a specialized AI agent for drug discovery.
- Enhance existing protocols for compound-protein interaction and/or binding affinity prediction within the CANDO platform.
- Enhance and integrate a network of biological/chemical entities to predict properties or activities.
- Modularize key components of the CANDO platform for more efficient integration with proposed CANDO AI agent.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Performing independent and/or mentored informatics research to aid the development of the software tools.
- Presenting research tool capabilities to the scientific community at national conferences and other scientific meetings.
- Preparing and submitting research tool development/findings for peer reviewed publication.
- Co-developing CANDO software regularly with current primary developers in the Samadrala group.
- Assisting with the training of individuals seeking to use the software tools.
- Creating and disseminating text or video tutorials for the software.
Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about the great benefits the University at Buffalo has to offer.
About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of Americas leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of Americas leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicants race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.
Minimum Qualifications
- PhD in Biomedical Informatics or a related field, such as, Computer science, Statistics, computational biology, or computational Chemistry.
- Strong interest in Bioinformatics and/or Cheminformatics.
- Experience working in computational drug discovery, particularly multiscale applications.
- Experience working in Python and Bash.
- Understanding of machine/deep learning topics.
- Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Python and Bash programming Skills.
- Proven experience developing and applying AI models, especially for Bioinformatics or cheminformatics applications.
- Experience with fine-tuning and/or developing LLMs.
- Experience developing multiscale pipeline-or platform-level software for drug discovery, especially the CANDO platform.
- Deep understanding of drug discovery and development process and how software can be integrated at every stage.
Physical Demands
Salary Range
$60,000 - $64,000
Special Instructions Summary
Is a background check required for this posting?
No
Contact Information
Contact's Name: Joseph Vacanti
Contact's Pronouns:
Contact's Title: Assistant to the Chair
Contact's Email: vacanti7@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-888-4858
Posting Dates
Posted: 04/23/2025
Deadline for Applicants: Open Until Filled
Date to be filled: 06/16/2025
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About University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is SUNY’s most comprehensive public research university, and an outstanding place to work. UB amplifies ambition for faculty and staff by offering endless possibilities to achieve more. Here, people from all backgrounds and cultures challenge and inspire each other to discover, learn and succeed. Dedicated staff and engaged faculty collaborate to further knowl¬edge and understanding, and develop tenacious graduates who are valued for their talents and their impact on global society.
UB is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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