<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;}</style></head><body>Postdoctoral Research Opportunity<br><div class="WordSection1"><div><div><br>The Laboratory for Computational Biology & Biophysics <br>(http://lcbb.mit.edu) in the Department of Biological Engineering <br>at MIT is seeking an outstanding postdoctoral candidate in<br>computational mechanics and optimization to develop<br>our new computational framework: Computer-aided<br>engineering for DNA origami (http://cando-dna-<br>origami.org), the first computational technology to enable<br>the calculation of 3D solution shape and stability of<br>complex nucleic acid based nanostructures. We are<br>currently extending this framework to enable automated<br>design and optimization of nucleic acid nanostructures.<br>The successful candidate will be highly proficient in<br>nonlinear finite element analysis as well as<br>computational optimization procedures. Full health and<br>employment benefits are included. MIT is an equal opportunity employer.<br><br>For more information please forward your CV plus list of references to:<br><br>Mark Bathe, Ph.D.<br>Samuel A. Goldblith Assistant Professor of Applied Biology<br>Laboratory for Computational Biology & Biophysics<br>Department of Biological Engineering<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>mark.bathe@mit.edu<br><br>References<br><br>Castro, C.E., et al. "A primer to scaffolded DNA origami." (2011) Nature Methods 8: 221.<br> <br>Kim, D.N., et al. "Quantitative prediction of 3D solution shape and flexibility of nucleic acid<br>nanostructures." (2012) Nucleic Acids Research, in press.<br><br></div></div></div></body></html>