CEA-Saclay, Institut de Physique Theorique

3473 29606
Position ID:
CEA-Saclay-IPhT-AISSAI [#29606]
Position Title: 
Postdoctoral position at the interface of machine learning, computational biology and statistical physics
Position Location:
Gif sur Yvette, Ile de France 91191, France
Subject Area: 
Statistical Physics
Appl Deadline:
2025/03/01 11:59PMhelp popup (posted 2025/01/20, listed until 2025/04/15)
Position Description:
   

Position Description

An 18 months postdoctoral position is available in Paris-Saclay, starting in March 2025, to work with Jorge FERNANDEZ-DE-COSSIO-DIAZ (IPhT, CEA-Saclay) and Martin WEIGT (Sorbonne University). The project aims at using methods based in statistical physics and machine learning / artificial intelligence to unveil signatures of protein functional specificity encoded in amino acid sequences. While many standard modeling approaches of protein sequences are based on multiple-sequence alignments (MSA), functional specificity is frequently encoded in hardly-alignable regions of variable length, and therefore discarded in standard sequence models. The goal of our project is to develop principled approaches able to handle variable sequence length and amino-acid insertions, and to relate them to protein function. We will, in particular, explore hierarchical models for sequence specific insertions, and protein language models.

We are looking for candidates with a strong quantitative background in machine learning, statistical physics or bioinformatics. We expect a strong motivation for interdisciplinary work; prior experience in biology is not required but considered a plus.

If you are interested, please contact jorge.fdcd@ipht.fr and martin.weigt@sorbonne-universite.fr by email.

Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Publication list
  • Two or more reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site help popup)
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Further Info:
https://sites.google.com/view/jorgefdcd/open-positions
email address
 
Institut de Physique Théorique
CEA Saclay
91191 Gif sur Yvette
France