From: Valeriu Damin-Iordache Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:08:48 -0500 Subject: Summer Student Positions at GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills and resources to provide a platform for delivering strong growth in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment. GSK's mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. GSK has over 100,000 employees worldwide and over 16,000 are in R&D. GSK R&D is based at 24 sites in seven countries. The company has a leading position in genomics/genetics and new drug discovery technologies. The Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling group has three summer student positions available in our state-of-the-art facilities in Upper Merion (near Philadelphia), PA and in Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC. The Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling group applies mathematical and computational techniques to a variety of challenging problems in pharmaceutical research. Position 1 (REQ# 9056), parallel programming (Upper Merion, PA). Develop parallel programming tools for a Beowulf cluster. Develop parallel versions for various simulation and optimization algorithms. Minimum requirements: Master/PhD student in Computer science or related field with experience in parallel programming and scientific computing. Experience with large C/C++ programs and knowledge of MPI is required. Experience with Matlab is a plus. Position 2 (REQ# 9061), biochemical pathway reconstruction (Upper Merion, PA). Experiment with existing algorithms and develop new ones for pathway reconstruction from expression data. Minimum requirements: Master/PhD student in Numerical Analysis/Scientific Computing with experience in optimization algorithms, knowledge of dynamical systems, inverse problems and regularization techniques. Good programming skills, preferably in Matlab. Knowledge of biology is not required but is a plus. Position 3 (REQ# 9063), animation/scientific visualization (RTP, NC). Develop tools for animating dynamical systems such as biochemical pathways or chemistry kinetics. The animated movies created using these tools should help demonstrate some of the complex interactions and nonlinear behaviors of the dynamical system studied. Minimum requirements: Master/PhD student in Computer Science, Scientific Computing or related field. Experience with animation and/or scientific visualization. Knowledge of VRML or Matlab is a plus. We are looking for individuals who can successfully integrate sophisticated mathematics and computer software with biological problems. We seek someone who has the motivation to solve real-world problems. Interactions will often be with a larger team composed of other computational scientists and R&D researchers. Excellent communication skills are required. Exceptionally talented undergraduate students also will be considered for all three positions. You can apply by visiting our website: http://www.gsk.com/careers and reference the appropriate REQ#.