Postdoc in Medicinal Chemistry at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

Overview

Postdoc in Medicinal Chemistry at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology. We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for 1.5 years starting on 1 January 2025 or after agreement in the Ulven groups. The project investigates GPCR dimers as drug targets.

Information about the groups can be found at: and

Your job

The position is in the interdisciplinary project “Bivalent ligands as tools for structural studies of dimeric GPCRs” financed by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The project aims to investigate the structures and drug target potential of dimer-forming GPCRs. Your tasks include designing and synthesizing tools to perform these studies, including bivalent ligands.

Profile

We seek a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential Experience And Skills

• PhD in medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry or a closely related field
• Extensive experience in diverse multistep organic synthesis and ligand design
• Highly motivated, well-organized, capable of independent work and teamwork, with a willingness to supervise younger students
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in teams
• Excellent English skills, written and spoken

Desirable Experience And Skills

• Experience with computational ligand design, physicochemical assays (solubility, lipophilicity, etc), and/or cell-based assays is advantageous but not required
• Insight into GPCRs, including medicinal chemistry, structure and assays of GPCRs is advantageous but not required

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment, with facilities including modern medicinal chemistry laboratories for organic synthesis, purification and analysis, as well as cell labs and other facilities.

Terms of employment

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours. The position is fixed-term for 18 months, starting 1 January 2025 or after agreement. Salary and pension are in accordance with the Danish agreements. The current monthly salary starts at 35,000 DKK (~4,700 EUR) with potential supplements based on qualifications. Employer pension contributions are 17.1%.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions if they hold a PhD and have not lived in Denmark in the last 10 years. This position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions

For further information please contact Trond Ulven ( ). Foreign applicants may find information at (International Staff Mobility).

Application procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking “Apply Now.” Include the following documents in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max one page)
• CV including education, work/research experience, language skills, and other relevant skills
• Certified/signed copies of PhD certificate and Master of Science certificate (if PhD not completed, a supervisor statement is acceptable)
• Graphical summary of synthetic organic chemistry experience with references to published papers
• List of publications

Deadline for applications: 30 October 2025, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline or applications that do not meet requirements. The recruitment process details can be found at

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Info

Application deadline:
Employment start:
Working hours: Full time
Department/Location: Institut for Lægemiddeldesign og Farmakologi

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