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University of Florida · 5 months ago

Research Assistant/Associate Professor

positionGainesville, FL
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$70K/yr - $130K/yr

The University of Florida is seeking qualified applicants for a non-tenure track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate level in the Genetics Institute, focusing on applying chemical genomic and medicinal chemistry methodologies to nuclear hormone receptors utilizing AI and structure-based drug design. The role includes teaching responsibilities in the College of Pharmacy PharmD/PhD curriculum.

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Responsibilities

Apply chemical genomic/medicinal chemistry methodologies to nuclear hormone receptors and other target classes
Utilize AI/structure-based drug design
Teach in the College of Pharmacy PharmD/PhD curriculum (<25% effort)

Qualification

Synthetic medicinal chemistryMachine learningAI algorithmsLigand developmentTeaching experiencePharmaceutical industry experience

Required

Ph.D
Significant experience in synthetic medicinal chemistry
Experience developing ligands targeting nuclear receptors
Proficiency applying machine learning and AI algorithms to drug discovery

Preferred

Pharmaceutical industry experience
Experience teaching medicinal chemistry

Company

University of Florida

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University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
dateFounded in 1853
location
Gainesville, Florida, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.ufl.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$6.83M
Key Investors
Align TechnologyUS Department of EnergyNFWF
2025-06-02Grant
2024-09-17Grant· $2M
2024-09-10Grant· $0.18M

Leadership Team

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Sri Kalyanaraman
Co-founder, VR for the Social Good Initiative
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Chris Cowen
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