Doctoral Position - Organic Chemistry, Supramolecular and Peptide Chemistry

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: Santiago De Compostela, GALICIA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 30 Nov 2021

The group of Dr. Javier Montenegro is seeking for a Doctoral candidate with background in Organic Chemistry and/or supramolecular and peptide chemistry.

The aim of the project is to develop and investigate new biomolecular scaffolds with supramolecular folding capacities. Alpha helical peptides, coiled coils and self-assembling molecules

DESCRIPTION

The applicant will work on the development of novel organic molecules such as peptides, polymers and cages with dynamic supramolecular folding and functional capacities

REQUIREMENTS

We seek highly motivated candidates with initiative, creativity and team-working ability and with a diploma in Organic Chemistry, Peptide Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry.

Experience in chemical biology will be considered.

Good communication skills and proficiency in written and spoken English are essential.

REFERENCES

Insua, I., & Montenegro, J. (2020). Synthetic Supramolecular Systems in Life-like Materials and Protocell Models. Chem, 6(7), 1652–1682. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2020.06.005

Insua, I., & Montenegro, J. (2020). 1D to 2D Self Assembly of Cyclic Peptides. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(1), 300–307. http://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b10582

Lostalé-Seijo, I., & Montenegro, J. (2018). Synthetic materials at the forefront of gene delivery. Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2, 258–277. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-018-0039-1

STARTING DATE AND TERM

Starting from Dec 2021 (flexibility in starting date), 1 year of contract with a potential extension with FPI fellowship (up to 4 years).

APPLICATIONS

Applications should be sent directly to Dr. Montenegro, [email protected] , including a CV (maximum 2 pages), with undergraduate numeric marks of the different subjects and the name and the e-mail of one (or two) contact person(s), indicating in the subject Ph.D.

DEADLINE

Applications should be sent to Dr. Montenegro ([email protected] ) as soon as possible.