Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies (TPIMS) is expected to move in early 2009 to its newly-constructed, 100,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility located in the Florida Center for Innovation in Port St. Lucie. The organization is currently occupying temporary space at the Florida Atlantic University facility in Fort Pierce, Florida.

The work environment at TPIMS is one that fosters learning, training, development, and mentoring. The organization recognizes and values the diversity of its human capital and strives to provide a culture of mutual respect and an atmosphere that promotes collaboration, teamwork, and personal and professional growth.

TPIMS offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

TPIMS does not accept unsolicited resumes from individuals interested in future employment. Applicants must be applying for available posted positions and must follow the application procedures outlined.

Unless otherwise noted in the job posting, applicants must reference the job number of the position and submit a resume, as follows:

Email: careers@tpims.org
Fax: 858.455.3976 or
Mail to: 3550 General Atomics Court, 2-129; San Diego, CA 92121-1122

TPIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are currently seeking Senior Faculty Members for our Port St. Lucie, Florida facility. Excellent incentives and start-up packages will be available, commensurate with experience and program strength. Successful candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent level degree and an established record of research accomplishment, including a history of obtaining extramural funding. Investigators with active R01 awards, or equivalent funding, are encouraged to apply. All research areas will be considered, but preference will be given to organic chemists and disease-oriented biologists.

Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience writing manuscripts and presenting data to colleagues, and the ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and staff at all levels in a collaborative environment. Those selected will be expected to further develop, manage, and maintain their own independent, extramurally funded research program(s).

To apply, please send a Curriculum Vitae with a full list of publications, statement of research interests and plans, funding history, and names of three references to: facultycareers@tpims.org or by fax, to the human resources office at 858.455.3976.

TPIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The site in Florida is currently located in the Florida Atlantic University facility in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 2009, the Institute will move into its new, state-of-the-art, 100,000 square foot research facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the area of computational chemistry and molecular modeling. The primary job responsibilities will include designing and running ligand-based studies of combinatorial libraries for the discovery of novel therapeutic drug candidates.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field; working knowledge of Linux; and experience with molecular modeling tools. Experience in the areas of drug discovery, including but not limited to, similarity and pharmacophore-based modeling; molecular dynamics; and design of combinatorial libraries, is desired.

To apply, please send a Curriculum Vitae by email to careers@tpims.org or by fax to the human resources office at 858.455.3976 and reference job #KM-011508.

TPIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The site in Florida is currently located in the Florida Atlantic University facility in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 2009, the Institute will move into its new, state-of-the-art, 100,000 square foot research facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the area of computer-aided drug design and chemoinformatics, to be based in Florida.  The research is conducted in an inter-disciplinary environment with several ongoing collaborations with experimental groups.  Job responsibilities for this position include docking simulations of active compounds and structure-based and similarity-based virtual screening of compound databases.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field; experience in two or more of these areas: docking, homology modeling, molecular dynamics, structure-based virtual screening, pharmacophore modeling, QSAR, chemoinformatics.  Experience with molecular modeling packages is required.  Programming and scripting abilities and/or experience with programs like MatLab is highly desirable.  Knowledge of chemoinformatics tools is a plus.

To apply, please send a Curriculum Vitae by email to careers@tpims.org or by fax to the human resources office at 858.455.3976 and reference job #JM-042908.

TPIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The site in Florida is currently located in the Florida Atlantic University facility in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 2009, the Institute will move into its new, state-of-the-art, 100,000 square foot research facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

TPIMS has an approved Exchange Visitor program in place which allows research scholars from other countries to come to the United States on a J-1 Visa sponsored by TPIMS. Scholars may conduct research at TPIMS for a period of three months to three years. Successful candidates will have a recent Ph.D. in or relating to the disciplines of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology, or Microbiology.