The Department of Chemistry at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic offers postdoctoral position in the field of chemical synthesis of bioactive molecules. Selected candidate will join the teams of Dr. Jakub Svenda and Dr. Kamil Paruch at the Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry (for more info, see: orgsyn.sci.muni.cz). The candidate will have an opportunity to creatively participate in the design and optimization of short and flexible synthetic routes to structurally non-trivial organic molecules for applications in chemical biology and in biomedical research. The candidate will be given considerable freedom and responsibility on the project, and will gain mentoring experience through the supervision of junior students. Current research areas of interest include discovery of selective small-molecule modulators of human kinases, adenylyl cyclases and nucleases, as well as development of new synthetic strategies and methods.
The Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry at Masaryk University is located in the new campus and features modern instrumentation for organic synthesis. The research team is international (six nationalities) and the laboratory is involved in numerous collaborations with leading biologists in the Czech Republic and abroad (Germany, United Kingdom). The laboratory is also part of the International Clinical Research Centre (ICRC), a unique interdisciplinary collaboration of St. Anne´s University Hospital in Brno (Czech Republic) and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (USA).
The successful candidate should:
- be a researcher within 7 years after receiving the Ph.D. degree or its equivalent
- be a researcher, who worked at least 2 whole over the course of last 3 years outside the territory of the Czech Republic in the field of research with working time of at least 0.5, or was a Ph.D. student (or similar form) abroad
- have a publication activity – in the last 3 years, at least 2 publication outputs registered in Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Scopus or ERIH PLUS databases and at the same time, publications such as “articles”, “books”, “book chapters”, “letters” and “reviews”. The applicant must be the principal author at least one publication (according to the subject specificity it may be the first author, the corresponding/reprint author, or the role of the individual authors stated in the article).
- have solid experience in the field of organic synthesis
- have ability to contribute with independent ideas
- have excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate within a team
- have fundamental skills in presentation and scientific writing
The application should include:
- CV including a summary of work experience, publication activity, involvement in research grants, etc.
- Cover Letter
- contact information for three referees
MU offers the opportunity to get:
- interesting job in a dynamically expanding university area
- diverse and challenging work in excellent research
- tenure track with an initial appointment for 2 years
- professional team and pleasant working environment
- interaction with leading scientists in an inspiring, internationalized environment
- welcome service for the successful candidate and his/her family
Anticipated start date: The position is available from March 2018.
The submission date is 28th February 2018.
Please submit your application (or informal enquiries can be sent) by e-mail to: svenda@chemi.muni.cz
Review of applications will commence immediately after the deadline. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview within one month of the deadline.
Further information about:
· Postdoc@MUNI is available at http://postdoc.muni.cz
· Masaryk University is available at www.muni.cz/en
· Brno is available at http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=20608&nav02=20617
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