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Visiting Researcher in Physics | Carnegie Mellon University


Carnegie Mellon University


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University, MO | United States


Job description

The Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a Visiting Researcher for a Full Time Temporary 2-month position in Theoretical Biophysics for the Banerjee Laboratory starting February 2020. The research project will focus on the development of theory and computational models for understanding the mechanisms of bacterial growth and antibiotic response. The researcher will develop predictive computational models of bacterial growth and division cycle when treated with antibiotics using advanced statistical physics, systems biology and data-driven modelling. The project will be performed in close collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experimental and theoretical scientists.

Interested candidate applications consisting of a cover letter outlining their skill set and a detailed CV should be submitted through Interfolio.

The evaluation of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the available position is filled.

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions.  Carnegie Mellon welcomes applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching, and service, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others who would contribute in different ways.

Carnegie Mellon University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon ( is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico.

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