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Dear All, *ERC project: *Dynamical Redesign of Biomolecular Networks Applications are invited for 4-year PhD studentships in the Rosta group at King’s College London, to start on or after April 2018. The positions are funded via the ERC Starting Grant: Dynamical Redesign of Biomolecular Networks. We will develop novel theoretical frameworks to address catalytic efficiency and to establish molecular design principles to key design problems for new bio-inspired nanocatalysts. and to identify and characterize small molecule modulators of enzyme activity. This is a highly interdisciplinary project that will enable fundamental advances in molecular simulations and unveil the physical principles design and control catalysis. For inquiries, please send a CV and a short statement of interest to Dr. Edina Rosta at [log in to unmask] *Applications are currently considered until the position is filled.* --* * *Crick project: *Computational and experimental dissection of divergently evolved enzymes A collaborative 4-year PhD project is available between the Rosta group (KCL) and the Carvalho laboratory (TFCI). The successful student will employ a range of experimental as well as computational methods such as mixed quantum/classical molecular dynamics calculations and Markov-based analysis methods to investigate substrate specificity and reaction mechanisms derived from enzymes that diverged from a common ancestor. The project intends to explore a selected number of enzymes, which despite sharing a common ancestor, likely have distinct enzymatic activities. *The application deadline is 12:00 noon (GMT) on Tuesday 14 November 2017. * Apply via the Crick: https://www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/jobs-and-study/phd-programme/phd-student-recruitment/phd-positions-by-supervisor/luiz-pedro-carvalho-edina-rosta/ -- Edina Rosta, PhD Senior Lecturer in Computational Chemistry Department of Chemistry, King's College London Britannia House, Rm 113 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB Tel. +44(0)207 848 7334 www.rostaresearch.com To join or leave the molecular-dynamics-news email list, go to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/molecular-dynamics-news.html