Subject: Post Doctor position

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 03:21:48 +0800

I am seeking post-doctoral candidates to work on biological
structure, dynamics and function and thus have:

(i)  solid training in biophysics; i.e., 
     quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics as well as 
     general biochemistry and biophysical methods, and 

(ii) experience in applying molecular dynamics (like CHARMM) 
     and Monte-Carlo techniques. 

    Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Biophysics,
or related areas and preferably have the background stated above as
well as have no visa problems entering Taiwan.  Further enquiries and
applications (resume and names of 3 references) should be sent to:

Carmay Lim                              E-mail: [email-masked]
Institute of Biomedical Sciences,       Off:    011-886-2-789-9144
Academia Sinica,                        FAX:    011-886-2-785-3569
Taipei, Taiwan 11529

NB. 011 is for international dialing (may differ outside U.S.), 
    886 is the country code (Taiwan), and 
      2 is the city code (Taipei). 

The Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Academia Sinica. 
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The set-up is more akin to that at the National Institutes of Health, 
rather than at a University in the U.S. or Canada. 
One of the aims of IBMS is to provide a favorable research climate and 
in-depth training of scientists interested in biomedical sciences. 
Our computational biophysics group is part of the Structural Biology program 
which also includes protein and peptide design, NMR, MRI 
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging), X-ray, and optical spectroscopy. 

Funding
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The post-doctoral fellow salary is set at the National Science Council 
scale of NT$48,000/month + 1.5 year end bonus. 
(1 NT$ = 0.053 Canadian dollar). 
The salary will initially be provided by IBMS but 
you can also apply for a post-doctoral fellowship from 
the National Science Council (NSC) as well as Academia Sinica (AS) . 
In the latter, there are 3 categories: 
I.	Academia Sinica pd fellow - awarded to only top 10% 
				  - higher than NSC salary but 
				  - the exact amount is awarded on a point basis
II.	pd fellow		  - NSC salary scale 
III.	Senior pd fellow	  - those with at least 4 years of 
				  - pd experience
Appointment usually lasts for 2 years per term, renewable for another term.  
Note that you will only have to pay 8 to 10% tax and 
Academia Sinica will provide comprehensive health coverage for 
you and immediate family members. 

Computing environment
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Apart from our own facilities 
(IBM 590, SGI POWER INDIGO R8000, POWER CHALLENGER M R8000), 
we have free access to supercomputers and workstations at 
the National High Speed Computing Center and 
Academia Sinica Computing Center 
(for further information, check gopher or www).  

Labarotory Space
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We will occupy the entire floor of a new building.  

Living expenses
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You may stay at the Activity Center 
(which is a 3--5 minutes walk from IBMS) 
for NTD$15,000/month - this includes room service. 
You may of course choose to rent: 
post-docs have recently rented a single room (~150 sq. ft) for 
NTD$4,000/month and a 3-bedroom apartment (~800 sq. ft) for NTD$11,000/month. 

For meals at the activity center, 
lunch costs ~NT$50 and dinner costs ~NT$100-250. 

The bus fare is around NT$10-20 (depending on the distance) and 
the cab fare is NT$50 + NT$5 for each additional 1/4 km.