Postdoc in bioconjugation chemistry

 


A post doc position within the field of bioconjugation chemistry and organic chemistry is available in the research group of Professor Kurt Gothelf at iNANO and the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark.

The post doc position is available from 1st of August 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for two years fixed term. The deadline for application is 2nd of July.
 

Job description

The position will focus on protein conjugations and organic chemistry. You will be contributing to develop novel methods for site-directed conjugation of mainly nucleic acids but also other functionalities to primarily antibodies and nanobodies. The work will be done in close collaboration with other researchers, especially within the CEMBID.
  • You will be working primarily as a laboratory scientist
  • You will be involved in writing scientific publications and daily supervision of junior researchers.
     

Your profile

Applicants should hold a PhD in chemistry or similar or have handed in their PhD thesis for defence.
  • Experience with site-directed protein conjugation
  • Experience with conjugation to antibodies and nanobodies
  • Experience with modification of oligonucleotides 
  • Experience in the use of HPLC and MPLC
  • Supervision and Teaching experience
  • Publication experience
  • Collaboration and/or management skills
  • High proficiency skills in English (spoken and written)
  • Very good personal skills 
     

About us

The project will be supervised by Professor Kurt V. Gothelf at iNANO at Aarhus University. The research group has strong competences in organic chemistry, bioconjugation, DNA nanotechnology and biosensors and consists of approximately 10 PhD students, a number of post docs, master students and younger students.
iNANO, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (www.inano.au.dk), was established in 2002 and at present is a major research and education centre based at Aarhus University hosting 60 senior scientists, ~100 post docs and ~100 PhD students.
 

What we offer

The iNANO center combines expertise and faculty from Physics, Chemistry, Molecular biology and Medicine to carry out world class interdisciplinary research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. The center gives access to a broad range of infrastructure, tools and expertise. With a 5-year undergraduate nanotechnology program and nanoscience graduate program (https://phd.nat.au.dk/programmes/nanoscience/) the center provides a full educational environment. In addition to the large base of basic research, the center has a large number of ongoing industrial projects and partnerships.

The place of work is the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments. 

 

Contact information

For further information, please contact Professor Kurt Gothelf: +45 60 20 27 25 or kvg@chem.au.dk
 

Application procedure

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.


Letter of reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.


Formalities and salary range

Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Deadline2 Jul

Expected start1 Aug

  • Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - INANO-Kemi, iNANO-husetGustav Wieds Vej 148000 Aarhus C

  • Fixed term full-time position1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2023ID: 6269

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