Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce a unique postdoctoral opportunity for a STEM professional to work on innovative AI applications in structural biology through the ARISE2 MSCA-funded fellowship programme. Our project, led by the Pereira <https://pereiralab.sites.vib.be/en> and Velankar <https://www.ebi.ac.uk/people/person/sameer-velankar/> teams, aims to tackle computational challenges in predicting protein function using AI-based approaches. Our work will focus on: Using structural and sequence data to create training and benchmark datasets for developing AI methods Developing advanced AI techniques to predict protein function Utilising Knowledge Graph (KG) techniques to provide enriched functional annotations, facilitating more effective data interpretation and knowledge transfer between related proteins. Location and Duration Primary Location: EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK Regular collaboration and visits to VIB AI in Leuven, Belgium, are expected. The position is for 3 years. Application Please submit a two-page CV and a two-page project proposal related to the area outlined above to Sameer Velankar at sameer@ebi.ac.uk <mailto:sameer@ebi.ac.uk> and joana.pereira@kuleuven.be <mailto:joana.pereira@kuleuven.be> by 5 September 2025. The two-page proposal should cover the following areas - Background, proposed project Expected results & their impact Service to be offered Consideration of FAIR principles This is a preliminary proposal. In the second step, we will select one candidate by 16 September at the latest. The selected candidate will then submit a full proposal by the deadline for the ARISE2 call on 30 September. More information about the ARISE2 programme can be found at https://www.embl.org/training/arise2/ Please take a look at the guidelines and project proposal template available on the ARISE2 website <https://www.embl.org/training/arise2/#vf-tabs__section-apply>. Contacts: For this application Sameer Velankar <sameer@ebi.ac.uk <mailto:sameer@ebi.ac.uk> Joana Pereira <joana.pereira@kuleuven.be <mailto:joana.pereira@kuleuven.be>> For questions about the ARISE2 programme arise2@embl.org <mailto:arise2@embl.org> Best Wishes, Sameer and Joana