01 · The role
What you would do
- Design rigorous evaluation tasks in de novo protein design, binder generation, motif scaffolding and sequence–structure optimization
- Run computational protein-design workflows with generative and diffusion-based models and established tools
- Assess AI-generated sequences and structures for folding confidence, stability, interface quality, novelty and plausibility
- Write scoring rubrics, reference analyses and reproducible benchmarks
- Document model limitations and failure cases in concise technical reports
02 · Requirements
What they ask for
- A PhD, completed or in progress, in computational or structural biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, protein engineering or a close field
- Hands-on experience in computational protein design, structure prediction, molecular modeling or protein engineering
- Practical use of tools such as RFdiffusion, ProteinMPNN, AlphaFold, Rosetta, PyMOL or ChimeraX
- Strong Python, and experience with FASTA, PDB and mmCIF data
- Clear scientific writing
Helpful, not required
- Experience with diffusion-based or other generative protein-design models
- Hands-on de novo design, binder design, motif scaffolding or enzyme engineering
- Experience building scientific benchmarks, scoring rubrics or reference solutions
- Publications or open-source work in computational biology or protein design
- Protein design
- Structural biology
- Python
- AlphaFold
- Rosetta
- RFdiffusion
03 · Eligibility
Who can apply
Remote, for applicants in the countries the listing names: India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Bangladesh, Turkey and Mexico. South Africa is not on the list.
Countries named in the listing: India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Bangladesh, Turkey, Mexico.
Open in Africa
Open to applicants in Africa, as far as the listing and Turing's country rules show. Turing in Africa
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04 · Applying
How to get in
You apply through Turing's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.
- How to pass AI training assessments: what the assessment checks, and how to prepare.
- Getting paid from Africa: PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, Wise and more. It covers which of Turing's payout routes work where you live, and what they cost.
05 · Source
About this listing
We last confirmed this opening on Oct 31, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of Turing's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.
The listing on work.turing.com(opens in a new tab)