Senior Researcher in Supramolecular Chemistry

A position as Senior Researcher in Supramolecular Chemistry is available at the Department of Chemistry starting 1st of May 2023. The position involves both conducting research activities and co-supervising graduate and undergraduate students in the research group of Associate Professor Sophie Beeren, as well as teaching duties for the Department. The teaching obligations will require you to independently execute and administrate courses within general and organic chemistry at BSc and MSc level. You will be part of a diverse team, which is working to expand the field of Enzyme-mediated Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry.

DTU is located in the greater Copenhagen area, which is acknowledged for its excellent standards of living, childcare and welfare system.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your responsibilities will be divided into two main tasks. The first task is to perform research and help with managing research within the Sophie Beeren group. This task includes independent laboratory work, co-supervision of (under)graduate students and administrative duties such as purchasing assistance, archive maintenance, management of the group and upkeep of its lab facilities. The second task is to independently coordinate and teach general and organic chemistry courses at the BSc and MSc level in Danish and in English. Your primary duties will include:

• Performing in-lab research activities within enzyme-mediated dynamic combinatorial chemistry.
• Supervision of BSc and MSc students as well as co-supervision of PhD students within the Beeren group.
• Laboratory management, instrument maintenance and administration related to the activities in the Beeren group, including managing (international) collaborations and patent applications.
• Teaching and administration of course(s) within general and organic chemistry at the BSc and MSc level in both Danish and English

You should have obtained a PhD degree within organic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry and/or chemical biology, and at least have 4-years of post-doctoral experience from within these fields of research. It is furthermore expected that you have an established ability to perform research within supramolecular chemistry (preferably related to systems chemistry) at the highest international level, preferably demonstrated with several first authorships and/or corresponding authorships. Previous experience from management of, or at least participation in, successful (international) collaborative projects with stakeholders outside your own institution is expected.

You have experience with patent application, and you are eager to put that to use. Documented skills working with dynamic combinatorial chemistry or other enzymatic dynamic systems will be considered an advantage. Expertise in NMR spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis is required. Experience with (co-)supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students is required to ensure advancement of the group’s research activities.

Skills within maintenance of HPLC and LC-MS equipment and a general aptitude towards solving laboratory equipment issues is needed.

You must contribute to teaching at the Department. DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both. The teaching duties of this position require you to independently run an entire course at the BSc or MSc level. This includes planning and performing auditorium lectures, executing problem solving sessions, managing teaching assistants (TAs), developing curricula, compiling problem sets, running exams (written and oral) and performing administrative tasks related to course activities. Therefore, the candidate is required to have previous teaching experience as course (co-)responsible.

To be appointed as a senior researcher, you must have completed a didactic/pedagogic education. If you do not have the necessary education, then it is possible to complete this requirement within a period of two years of appointment.

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Research experience
• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

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Further information
Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Sophie Beeren, [email protected] , or Professor Jens Duus, [email protected] tel.: +45 4525 2123.

You can read more about the department at www.kemi.dtu.dk

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Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 21 February 2023 (Danish time).
Apply at: Senior Researcher in Supramolecular Chemistry
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link “Apply now”, fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research
• CV including employment history, list of publications indicating scientific highlights, H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/ )
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

You can learn more about the recruitment process here .

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

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