Research Assistant

Job Description

Research Assistant (Biochemistry / Computational Molecular Modeling) College of Medicine and Health Sciences-UAEU, employed as full-time staff member participating in research, teaching and administrative activities.

• Support research activities in line with project objectives and timelines.
• Assist with data collection, analysis, and documentation.
• Contribute to scientific writing, including drafting and editing manuscripts, reports, and grant materials.
• Maintain accurate research records and databases.
• Coordinate with team members to track project progress and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with university policies and research regulations.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for research activities as needed.
• Perform protein structure modeling, refinement, and validation using established computational platforms.
• Utilize AI-based tools for protein structure prediction and functional annotation.
• Conduct molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and structural bioinformatics analyses.
• Analyze protein–protein and protein–ligand interactions and interpret computational results.
• Prepare, clean, and manage sequence, structural, and experimental datasets.
• Generate high-quality figures, structural visualizations, and summary tables for publications and reports.
• Conduct literature searches and systematic reviews to support research objectives.
• Contribute to writing, editing, and formatting scientific manuscripts, abstracts, and technical reports.
• Assist in preparing grant applications, progress reports, and project documentation.
• Maintain detailed and organized records of methodologies, workflows, and analysis outputs.
• Support project tracking, including monitoring assigned tasks, timelines, and deliverables.
• Present findings in lab meetings, research discussions, and internal reviews.
• Ensure adherence to data management standards, research ethics, and institutional policies.
  
  

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in computational molecular analysis or structural biology.
• Experience in academic research environments Minimum 3-4 years in academic or research institution setting and/or in the relevant scientific field.