Kaelber

Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers University in the Kaelber lab, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University-New Brunswick (Busch Campus), Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. The lab is recruiting a dry-lab scientist for methods development in evolutionary biology , with strong connections to structural biology , bioinformatics , computational biology , and artificial intelligence . The project focuses on developing and benchmarking methods for evolutionary analysis by comparing protein structures, evaluating concordance against validation sets, and investigating the origin of life on Earth. The role also involves Bayesian reconstruction over billion-year timescales, optimal embeddings and encodings for protein structures, multiple structural alignments, and AI approaches such as CNNs and transformers. The postdoctoral associate will attend seminar series across Rutgers related to origins of life research, AI methods development, evolutionary biology, and computational biology. Collaboration is expected with wet-lab experimentalists and interdisciplinary scientists. Mentoring 1-2 undergraduate students is encouraged. Eligibility: Ph.D. in life sciences, chemical sciences, or a related field. Strong performance in at least two of the following is required: structural biology, programming and high-performance computing, bioinformatics, or evolutionary theory. Applicants should show ethical research conduct, self-motivation, independence, good documentation habits, and a record of productive scientific results. Funding: Salary is listed at $63,968-$75,564, with final compensation depending on qualifications and available funds. Rutgers offers benefits to eligible employees. Application: Submit a cover letter, CV, list of professional references, and research statement through the Rutgers posting portal. The posting closes on 2026-10-05.