Postdoctoral Researcher Position in AI-driven Drug Discovery

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Korea University (DMIS Lab)

We are seeking highly motivated Postdoctoral Researchers to join our research team at Korea University DMIS Lab, working at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Drug Discovery.

Our research focuses on developing next-generation AI foundation models and agentic AI systems for molecular design and therapeutic discovery. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in collaboration with leading pharmaceutical companies and our AI drug discovery startup, AIGEN Sciences.

Research Areas

We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Generative Chemistry and Molecular Generation

• Protein–Ligand Complex Structure Prediction

• AI for Structure-Based Drug Design

• Protein Design and Engineering

• Cyclic Peptide Design

• Molecular Glue Degrader Design

• Antibody–Drug Conjugate (ADC) Design

• Foundation Models and Large Language Models for Drug Discovery

• Geometric Deep Learning, Graph Neural Networks, and Diffusion Models

• Reinforcement Learning and Agentic AI for Molecular Optimization

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computational Chemistry, or a related field.

• Strong publication record in AI, machine learning, computational biology, or drug discovery.

• Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.

• Experience in molecular modeling, structural biology, or computational chemistry.

• Excellent programming skills in Python.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to conduct independent research.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on frontier AI technologies for drug discovery.

• Access to large-scale biomedical datasets and high-performance GPU computing resources.

• Close collaboration with interdisciplinary researchers in AI, biology, chemistry, and medicine.

• Competitive salary and research support.

• Opportunities to publish at top-tier AI and computational biology conferences and journals.

How to Apply

Please send the following documents as a single PDF to the PI:

• Curriculum Vitae

• Publication List

• Research Statement (optional)

• Contact information for 2–3 references

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

We welcome applications from outstanding researchers worldwide who are passionate about advancing AI for the next generation of therapeutics.