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Tyndall National Institute, Computational Modelling Group PhD Studentship Simulating the Behaviour of Organic Macromolecules at the LiquidLiquid Interface We seek a highly-motivated person to work in the Computational Modelling Group at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland. The work will be carried out in collaboration with experimentalists in the Life Sciences Interface group led by Dr. Damien Arrigan at Tyndall, and will involve the use of computational techniques at the forefront of nanotechnology and biochemistry. In particular, state of the art and newly developed molecular dynamics methods will be used to simulate and understand the behaviour of dendrimers at liquid-liquid interfaces, important for drug and gene delivery systems. Electronic structure methods will also be used, to obtain parameters for molecular dynamics and to investigate metal ion stabilisation in the solvated dendrimers. Candidates with a good honours degree in chemistry/physics/biology or related fields and with a strong interest in computational methods are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate(s) will be put forward for the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (www.ircset.ie) postgraduate research scholarship scheme. Previous experience of modelling chemical/biochemical systems is an advantage, but not required, as full training will be given to the successful candidate. Further details of our Institute, including an overview of the Computational Modelling group, can be found at our website www.tyndall.ie. For more details please contact Dr. Damien Thompson, Computational Modelling Group, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Cork, Ireland. [email protected]. phone:+353 (0)21 490 4327 fax: +353 (0)21 4270 271.