PhD student in Chemistry with specialization Organic Chemistry

Published: 2022-06-28

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The department of Chemistry – BMC is located within Uppsala University Biomedical Center. We conduct teaching and outstanding research in areas of Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. Research education is given within these subjects. We have interfaces towards pre-clinical biomedicine and the clinic, pharmacy, physics and materials science. The department has approximately 100 employees, and of them around 40 PhD students and 10 Professors. 

 You can find more information about us here .

The central aim of this project is the development of a novel paramagnetic NMR technique to support rational drug development by rapid determination of the bound conformation and the binding site of bioactive substances in solution. The work will include the design of paramagnetic tags, of synthetic routes for paramagnetic tagging of bioactive substances, NMR method development, and structure calculations. The project will involve collaboration with industry as well as with Swedish and international research groups, and will provide training in synthetic organic chemistry, NMR spectroscopy and medicinal chemistry.

You find information on the research group that has an opening here: 

Duties
PhD students with employment in our department are normally expected to teach and participate in general departmental work, such as instrument maintenance, to a level corresponding to a maximum of 20% of the employment time. 

Requirements

• To be eligible for doctoral education, a basic higher education equivalent to at least 240 ECTS credits, including at least 60 ECTS credits at second-cycle level, or essentially equivalent competences acquired in some other way, is required. More information about the general requirements can be found here . 
• To be admitted to the doctoral education programme in Chemistry with specialization in organic chemistry, 90 ECTS credits in chemistry or courses relevant to the chemistry field, including 40 ECTS credits in organic chemistry at second-cycle level, or essentially equivalent competences acquired in some other way, are required. More information about the subject specific requirements can be found here . 
• Very good English proficiency in speech and writing.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities such as good collaborative skills, motivation and independence, as well as how the applicant through his/her experience and competence is judged to have the abilities necessary to develop within and acquire the doctoral education.

Additional qualifications
It is desired that you have a science Master´s degree in organic, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy, or similar experience. Knowledge and practical experience in synthetic organic chemistry, NMR spectroscopy, and lanthanide chemistry will be seen as strong merits for this employment.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines .

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 1th August or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Mate Erdelyi (e-mail: [email protected] + 46 72 9999166).

Please submit your application by 12th July 2022, UFV-PA 2022/2509 .

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Placement: Department of Chemistry - BMC

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months

Pay: Fixed salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100 %

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: ST/TCO [email protected]
Seko Universitetsklubben [email protected]
Saco-rådet [email protected]

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2022/2509

Last application date: 2022-07-12

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