Organisation / Company: Universitat de Barcelona
Research Profile
Research Field: Chemistry
Position Details
* Recognised Researcher (R2)
* Postdoc Positions
* Country: Spain
* Application Deadline: 15 May 2025, 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
* Type of Contract: Temporary
* Job Status: Full-time
* Hours Per Week: 37.5
* Offer Starting Date: 2 May 2025
* Funding: Not funded by an EU programme
* Research Infrastructure Staff Position: No
Offer Description
The position involves chemical synthesis, isolation, purification, and chemical characterization of analogues of an antimalarial lead compound, as well as the development of chemical probes and fluorescent derivatives for pull-down studies. Responsibilities include supervising less-experienced team members, preparing reports and presentations for meetings, organizing outreach activities, and managing stocks of reagents, solvents, and chromatographic materials.
Qualifications
Required degrees and experience include a degree in Pharmacy or Chemistry (plus a Master in Medicinal Chemistry or Organic Chemistry), a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, and experience in medicinal chemistry projects focusing on hit-to-lead optimization.
Specific Requirements
* Over 2 years of postdoctoral experience at a different university from where the PhD was obtained
* Experience in developing synthetic methodologies
* Experience in synthesizing and characterizing fluorescent compounds
* Experience in isolating, purifying, and characterizing highly polar, polyfunctionalized compounds
* Expertise in structural elucidation using spectroscopic techniques
* Supervision experience with pregraduate students
* Experience in managing stocks of reagents, solvents, and consumables for medicinal chemistry labs
* Training or experience in intellectual property, transfer activities, valorization projects, and biotech collaborations
* Proficiency with ChemOffice, MestreNova, SciFinder, and Reaxys
* Engagement in outreach activities
Additional Information Eligibility Criteria
* CV relevance to required tasks (50 points)
* Relevant experience related to tasks (30 points)
Selection Process
Selection will be based on eligibility criteria evaluated by a committee comprising:
* Núria Llor Brunés, Director of the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, University of Barcelona
* Diego Muñoz-Torrero López-Ibarra, PI of the project, University of Barcelona
* Xavier Fernàndez Busquets, project coordinator, IBEC and ISGlobal
Additional Comments
Contract duration: 16 months
Work Location
Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona
Address: Avda. Joan XXIII, 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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