phd in peptide chemistry

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Bioorganic Synthesis

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Fully funded PhD position in Chemistry: Development of ligation methods for chemical protein synthesis

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate interested in preparative bioorganic chemistry and interdisciplinary research. The project involves the development of ligation methods for chemical protein synthesis and scientific services in research within the DFG-funded project “Catalytic and proximity-accelerated native chemical ligation”

Requirements: Completed university degree (master or equivalent) in the field of (bio)organic chemistry with preferably very good grades, theoretical and practical experience in solid-phase peptide synthesis is desirable; openness to interdisciplinary research projects in the field of natural sciences and high motivation for independent scientific work; very good communication and teamwork skills; very good written and spoken English skills.

Application: Please send your application to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Prof. Dr. Oliver Seitz (located: Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin-Adlershof), as a pdf document to the email address [email protected] .

Please visit our website , which gives access to the legally binding German version.

Reference number   DR/048/24

Application Deadline: 28.05.2024

HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration history are specifically encouraged to apply. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only.

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Laboratory of Therapeutic Proteins and Peptides

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Open PhD position: We have a new PhD position for a project in which we want to develop membrane-permeable cyclic peptides for addressing intracellular proteins. This position is one of 17 positions of the MSCA Doctoral Network “ MC4DD – Macrocycles for Drug Discovery “

Note: for this PhD position in the Heinis lab, the funding instrument requires that candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Switzerland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date. Find more information here . For interested students, please send a CV and cover letter to Prof. Christian Heinis. Please find more PhD positions funded by the same

PhD projects: We expect to soon open new PhD positions in cyclic peptide drug development (combinatorial chemistry, HTS, drug development). For interested students, please send a CV and cover letter to Prof. Christian Heinis.

Master projects: We are looking for enthusiastic master students. Candidates are invited to send their CV via email to Prof. Christian Heinis.

Currently we focus on the following three projects:

Development of drugs based on cyclic peptides

The ultimate goal of our laboratory is the development of therapeutics for addressing unmet medical needs. We work with cyclic peptides because they can engage with difficult protein targets to which classical small molecules can hardly bind.

De novo development of small cyclic peptides that are orally bioavailable

Merz, M.L., Habeshian, S., Li, B., David, J.-A.G.L., Nielsen, A.L., Ji, X., Il Khwildy, K., Duany Benitez, M.M., Phothirath, P. and Heinis, C.

High-affinity peptides developed against calprotectin and their application as synthetic ligands in diagnostic assays

Díaz-Perlas, C., Ricken, B., Farrera-Soler, L., Guschin, D., Pojer, F., Lau, K., Gerhold, C.-B. and Heinis, C.

PROFESSOR FERENC HUDECZ

Ph.d., d.sc., full member of the hungarian academy of sciences, former head of the research group of peptide chemistry, mail address: department of organic chemistry, eötvös l. university, budapest 112, pf. 32. 1518 e-mail: ferenc.hudecz at ttk.elte.hu tel: +36-1-372-2828 fax: +36-1-372-2620, research interests: peptide- and protein chemistry. biomolecular chemistry. immunochemistry, 1. analysis of antigenic structure of proteins. identificaton of epitopes by classic and combinatorial chemistry. design of synthetic “superantigens” using peptide and non-peptide epitopes for vaccine and diagnostics development. prediction, synthesis, conformation and conjugation of viral (herpes simplex virus), bacterial (m.tuberculosis) and tumor associated (mucin) antigenic determinants to synthetic macromolecular carriers. 2. targeting of antitumour and antimicrobial drugs (e.g. anthracyclines, methotrexate, boron compounds, gnrh) and reporter molecules (fluorophores, radioligands), enzyme substrates and peptide epitopes by oligopeptide or macromolecular bioconjugates. analysis of mechanism of actions by proteomics. 3. development of bioconjugation chemistry for covalent coupling of small molecules (epitopes, drugs, reporter molecules) to proteins or peptides., publications:, my publications according to the collection of the hungarian scientific work (mtmt): link, qualifications:, 1972-1977: diploma in chemistry (msc) eötvös loránd university (elte) 1980: phd (summa cum laude), elte 1986: csc, hungarian academy of sciences 1993: dsc, hungarian academy of sciences 1996: habilitation, elte 1999-2003: private professor, elte 2003: full professor, elte 2010-2016: corresponding member of the hungarian academy of sciences 2016: full member of the hungarian academy of sciences, affiliations:, 1977-1980: research assistant (department of organic chemistry, elte) 1980-1983: research assistant (research group of peptide chemsitry, (rgpc) at eötvös loránd university, hungarian academy of sciences) 1984-1985: assistant professor (department of organic chemistry, elte) 1983-1984: research associate (the wistar institute, university of pennsylvania, philadelphia, pa. usa) 1985-1988: research associate (department of organic chemistry, elte) 1988-1989: associate professor (department of organic chemistry, elte) 1989-1993: research associate professor (research group of peptide chemistry, (rgpc) at eötvös loránd university, hungarian academy of sciences) 1993-2003: research professor (research group of peptide chemistry, (rgpc) at eötvös loránd university, hungarian academy of sciences) 1999-2017: head (research group of peptide chemistry, (rgpc) at eötvös loránd university, hungarian academy of sciences) 2003-: full professor (department of organic chemistry, elte) 2003-2006: vice-rector responsible for education and research (elte) 2006-2007: chairman (department of organic chemistry, elte) 2006-2010: rector (elte) 2010-2016: chairman (department of organic chemistry, elte) 2016-: chairman, board of professors (institute of chemistry, faculty of science, eötvös l. university, 1986: junior research award (hungarian academy of science) 1995: pro scientia medal for supervision (ministry of education) 1996: senior research award (hungarian academy of science) 1997: széchenyi professorship (ministry of culture) 1998: paracelsus award (hungarian society of chemotherapy) 1999: science award, faculty of sciences, (elte) 2005: zemplén géza award, hungarian academy of sciences 2006: honoris causa professzor (sichuan university, china) 2008: bruckner győző award (hungarian academy of sciences/richter g. ltd) 2008: pro european peptide society award (european peptide society) 2009: confucius institute individual performance excellence award (ci headquarter, beijing, china) 2010: socius honoris causa ("foundation for russian language and culture") 2011: award of the eötvös loránd university 2016: pro european peptide society award (european peptide society) 2016: eötvös collegium award (elte eötvös józsef collegium), reviewer for international journal:, anti-cancer drugs, biochem. biophys. acta, bioconjugate chemistry, biophysical chemistry, biopolymers, febs letters, immunology letters, j. bioactive and compatible polymers, j. drug targeting, j. mol. recognition, j. peptide research, j. peptide science, langmuir, letters in peptide science, tetrahedron., editorial board/advisory board member:, biokémia (magyar biokémiai egyesület) (1994-2009), biomedical peptides, proteins and nucleic acids (uk) (1994-1997), journal of bioactive and compatible polymers (usa) (1995-2000), bioconjugate chemistry (usa) (1998-2006), journal of peptide science (uk) (2001-), magyar immunológia (2002-), current drug delivery (2002-), associate editor:, bioconjugate chemistry (american chemical society, usa) (2007-2014), specialist periodical report, amino acids, peptides and proteins. the royal society of chemistry, uk (2014-), fellowships, professorships (selected):, 1983-1984: the wistar institute, university of pennsylvania, philadelphia (usa), research associate, dr. s.a.plotkin és dr. e.heber-katz, 15 months, 1988-1989: cancer research campaign (crc) laboratories, university of nottingham, nottingham (england), visiting research fellowship, dr. r.w. baldwin, 10 months, 1991-1992: department of microbiology, kumamoto university (japan), visiting professorship, dr. h. maeda, 2 months, 1997: mrc clinical sciences center, london (england), british royal society, 1 month, faculty of chemistry, konstanz university, konztanz (germany), professor m. przybylski, 1 month , guest professor 1999-2000: institute for protein research, osaka university, osaka (japan), professor y. shimonishi, 4 months, guest professor 2004: faculty of chemistry, konstanz university, konztanz (germany), 1 month, guest professor 2012: nagahama institute of bio-science and technology, nagahama, japan, 1 week 2014: keimyung university, daegu, korea, 1 week, invited lectures at international meetings (selected):, 1991: 5th international symposium on recent advances in drug delivery systems, salt lake city, usa 1993: 3rd international symposium on solid phase synthesis, oxford, anglia 1995: biodegradable polymers. gordon research conference, oxnard, usa 1995: 4th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, edinburgh, uk. 1995: trends in microbiology, calcutta, india 1997: biodegradable polymers. gordon research conference, pisa, italy 1997: 2nd international symposium on polymer therapeutics, kumamoto, japan 1997: 8th european congress on biotechnology, budapest, hungary 1997: biodegradable polymers. gordon research conference, pisa, italy 1997: 5th international symposium on solid phase synthesis, london, uk 1998: advances in peptide, protein and nucleic acid vaccine strategies. international symposium. oxford, uk [co-chairman] 1999: self-assembly polymers, crete, greece 1999: 6th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, york, uk 2000: protein 2000, london, anglia, uk [vice-president] 2001: biodegradable polymers. gordon research conference, oxford, uk 2001: 7th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, southampton, uk [co-chairman] 2002: 3rd hellenic forum on bioactive peptides, patras, greece 2003: 8th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, london, uk [co-chairman] 2004: 4th hellenic forum of bioactive peptides, patras, greece 2004: 9th naples workshop of bioactive peptides, anacapri, italy, 2004: 1st asia-pacific international peptide symposium, fukuoka, japan 2005: "mechanisms of carrier-mediated intracellular delivery of therapeutics", satellite meeting, 15th iupab, montpellier, france 2005: 1st european conference on chemistry for life sciences, rimini, italy, 2006: 5th hellenic forum of bioactive peptides, patras, greece 2006: 43rd japanese peptide symposium, yokohama, japan 2007: 2nd european conference on chemistry for life sciences, wroclaw, poland 2007: 9th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, norwich, uk, [co-chairman] 2008: 6th hellenic forum of bioactive peptides, patras, greece 2010: 5th international peptide symposium, kyoto, japan 2011: 17th international conference on chemistry, cluj-napoca/kolozsvár, románia 2011: bioaffinity-mass spectrometry: new developments and applications in life sciences, konstanz, germany 2012: 2nd international conference on "perspectives of cell signaling and molecular medicine", calcutta, india 2012: 12th chinese international peptide symposium, shenyang, china 2012: 2nd irish peptide workshop, university of ulster, coleraine, irország 2013: 23rd american peptide symposium/6th international peptide symposium, hawaii, usa 2013: 4th asia-pacific international peptide symposium, in conjunction with 50th japanese peptide symposium, osaka, japan 2015: 23rd polish peptide symposium, spala, poland 2015: 11st australian peptide conference, kingscliff, australia 2016: 5th asia-pacific international peptide symposium, in conjunction with 14th chinese peptide symposium, nanking, china 2016: 15th naples workshop on bioactive peptides, naples, italy 2017: 3rd international conference on "perspectives of cell signaling and molecular medicine" calcutta, india, member of the scientifc/advisory committee (selected):, 1997: 2nd international symposium on polymer therapeutics, kumamoto, japan 2000: 4th international symposium on polymer therapeutics, london, uk 2000: protein 2000, london, anglia, uk 2000: 16th international conference on chemical education, budapest, hungary 2000: 26th european peptide symposium - 2000, montpellier, france 2001: 7th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, southampton, uk 2001: 5th international symposium on polymer therapeutics -2002, cardiff, uk 2002: 27th european peptide symposium - 2002, sorrento, italy 2003: 8th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, london, uk 2004: 4th international symposium on polymer therapeutics, kumamoto, japan 2005: 30th febs meeting and iubm congress, budapest, hungary 2006: 29th european peptide symposium - 2006, gdansk, poland 2006: 1st european chemistry conference, budapest, hungary 2006: 5th hellenic forum of bioactive peptides, patras, greece 2007: 1st international symposium on combinatorial sciences, firenze, italy 2007: 9th international symposium on innovation and perspective in solid phase synthesis and related technologies, norwich, uk 2008: 30th european peptide symposium - 2008, helsinki, finland 2009: 3rd asia-pacific international peptide symposium, jeju island, republic of korea 2010: 5th international peptide symposium, kyoto, japan 2012: 32nd european peptide symposium, athens, greece 2012: 2nd international conference on "perspectives of cell signaling and molecular medicine" calcutta, india 2014: 33rd european peptide symposium, sophia, bulgaria 2014: 14th naples workshop on bioactive peptides, naples, italy 2015: 7th international peptide symposium, singapore 2016: 15th naples workshop on bioactive peptides, naples, italy 2016: 5th asia-pacific international peptide symposium, in conjunction with 14th chinese peptide symposium, nanking, china 2017: 3rd international conference on "perspectives of cell signaling and molecular medicine" calcutta, india 2018: 10th international peptide symposium, in conjunction with 55th japanese peptide symposium, kyoto, japan, international conferences organised (selected):, 1990: workshop on bioconjugates, 20th febs meeting, budapest, hungary 1992: “prediction and recognition of antigenic determinants”, a satellite conference of the 8th international immunology congress, budapest, hungary 1998: 25th european peptide symposium, budapest, hungary 2003: cellular transport strategies for targeting, eu5 qol workshop, budapest, hungary 2005: peptide and protein bioconjugates, 30th febs meeting and iubm congress, budapest, hungary 2011: 4th european conference on chemistry for life sciences, budapest, hungary 2014: 20th international conference on organic synthesis (icos-20), budapest, hungary 2014: chemical approaches to targeting drug resistance in cancer stem cells, eu cost "chemistry and molecular sciences and technologies action cm1106", budapest, hungary, extramural appointments:, 1991-1994: chairman of the programme committee, tempus joint european project (jep 2113) on “modern approaches in biomedical sciences” 1991-: member of the national committee of the pugwash conferences 1993-: secretary of the peptide committee, hungarian academy of science 1997-: member of the board of trustees, secretary, foundation for hungarian protein and peptide research 1997-: chairman, dsc council of chemistry, hungarian academy of science 1998: 25th european peptide symposium, budapest, secretary of the organising committee 1999-2006: member of the council of the division of chemistry, faculty of natural sciences, eötvös l. university 2000-: member and secretary of the division of organic- and biomolecular committee, hungarian academy of science 2000-2008: secretary of the european peptide society 2000: cost chemistry d13 working group, co-ordinator 2000: president of the board of trustees, secretary, foundation for hungarian protein and peptide research 2001-2006: member of hungarian accreditation agency, division of chemistry 2006-2010: president of the university senate 2007-2012: member of the national funding agency 2010-: member of the hungarian academy of sciences 2010-2016: president of the european peptide society 2010-2013: founding member, academic executive advisory board (aeab), elsevier b.v., amsterdam, the netherlands 2010-: senior consultant to the confucius institute headquarter, beijing, china 2011-: member, council of dsc, has, co-chair (since 2014) 2011-: honorary member, council of the confucius institute headquarters, beijing, china 2014-: honorary president of danube rectors conference (drc) 2014-: member, supervisory board has 2015-: chairman, kisfaludy lajos foundation 2017: president, supervisory board has, training, education experience:, organic chemistry, major structure-function relationship of drugs i. structure-function relationship of drugs ii. supervision of final year bsc/msc students (36) supervision of phd students (16) bioconjugates (phd lecture course) selected chapters from peptide- and protein chemistry (phd lecture course).

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PhD position in chemical and biological peptide science

Job information, offer description.

A position for doctoral candidate  isavailable fully funded by the Austrian Science Funds project P36736-B. The project management seeks for a highly motivated graduate student who wants to join the research team of Dr. Roland Hellinger (Group leader) at the Center for Physiology and Pharmacology of the Medical University of Vienna.

The research area of the PhD thesis. Today’s drug development research is increasingly interested in bioactive peptides as a potential starting point for innovative therapies. Cyclic cystine rich knot peptides are inhibitors of the prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) and have modulatory activity on the protein network. The active-site directed inhibitors of POP were shown to reduce alpha-synuclein oligomerization in vitro as well as in in vivo models. However, a modulation of POP activity, by a stabilization of conformational states, and thus its protein network interactions, was identified as the main factor for the clearance of toxic particles and improved neuronal autophagy. Within the frame of this project a range of models will be applied to study peptidic modulators and a POP dependent mechanism, which affects alpha-synuclein aggregation and autophagy.

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Requirements.

The candidate will perform a PhD thesis in the field of chemical and biological peptide science. Natural or synthetic peptides will be prepared for bioactivity testing with various in vitro assays using recombinantly expressed proteins or cellular reporter assays. The candidate will utilize techniques, e.g. mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, reporter assay, qPCR and molecular cloning, solid phase peptide synthesis, liquid chromatography, protein chemistry and other molecular biology methods.

The successful candidate should hold a Master/Diploma’s degree in biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, biomedicine or related subjects. Ideally, the applicant has experience in one or several of these key technologies: protein chemistry, mass spectrometry and chromatography or peptide chemistry. Laboratory working experience is of ultimate need to rapidly implement the planned research activities. The applicant will work on a multi-disciplinary project, embedded in a scientific research group and an international research team.  

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The research group is located at a top-level research institution (Medical University of Vienna). The institution guarantees a high-level scientific environment in which the PhD candidate will develop to an independent scientist. The candidate will work as scientific staff, be enrolled in a thematic PhD program and participates in regular research seminars, journal clubs and other training opportunities. We offer remuneration in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) (max. 30h/week) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade. 

The interested applicant must be highly motivated, proactive, self-organized and reliable. Excellent oral as well as written communication skills (English min. level C1; German is not mandatory) are needed.

Applications are accepted as message sent to  [email protected] no later than  30th September 2024.  Your message of interest is accompanied by a curriculum vitae (surename_CV) and a max. 1-page motivation letter (surname_letter) stating the motivation for why the person applied for this position and why the person believes he/she should be hired. The contact of two referees/supervisors shall be provided as well- the referees should be informed in advance of a possible call/message by the Dr. Hellinger. Only holders of a Master-/Diploma certificate may apply, no applications from non-graduated students shall be accepted. The persons should be able to start the position no later than in November 2024.

The position is filled as soon as possible. All applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis in a multi stage procedure. 

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PhD Fellowship in Peptide Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

PhD Fellowship in Peptide Chemistry : The University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, is offering a three-year PhD fellowship in Sustainable Peptide Chemistry starting from April 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. The project focuses on utilizing electrochemical methods for the modification of peptides and proteins to introduce non-canonical chemical modifications in an environmentally friendly manner.

• Three-year fellowship at the University of Copenhagen
• Commencing on April 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter
• Focus on electrochemical methods for modifying peptides and proteins
• Aims to develop large-scale introduction of non-canonical chemical modifications without harmful reagents
• Professor Christian Adam Olsen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
• Start Date: April 1, 2024
• Duration: 3 years as a PhD student
• Exploration of small molecules, peptides, and proteins in biological systems
• Current research includes macrocyclic peptides, HDAC inhibitors, and quorum sensing modulators
• Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
• Committed to research-based teaching and interdisciplinary research
• Independent research project under supervision
• Completion of PhD courses and active research participation
• Teaching and writing a thesis
• Master’s degree in relevant subject area
• Professional qualifications, work experience, publications, and GPA considered
• Curious mindset with a strong interest in organic chemistry
• Language skills required
• Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen
• Fixed-term position for 3 years with average weekly working hours of 37
• Deadline: January 19, 2024, 23:59 CET
• Application in English with documents including CV, motivation letter, and references
• Assessment by an unbiased assessor based on academic qualifications
• Interviews expected in the first week of February

Designation: PhD Student

Research Area: Sustainable Peptide Chemistry

Location: University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

Eligibility/Qualification:

• Master’s degree in natural sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, or cand.polyt. (chemistry) .
• Proficient in English.
• Strong interest in the organic chemistry of biologically active compounds.

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PhD Fellowship in Sustainable Peptide Chemistry

• Conduct independent research under supervision.
• Complete PhD courses (approximately 30 ECTS points).
• Participate in active research environments, including a potential stay at another research team, preferably abroad.
• Gain teaching experience in pharmaceutical sciences.
• Write a PhD thesis based on the research project.

Key Criteria for Assessment:

• Master’s degree qualifications.
• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project.
• Work experience.
• Previous publications.
• Grade point average.
• Other professional activities.
• Curious mind-set with a strong interest in organic chemistry.
• Language skills.

Place of Employment: Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Terms of Employment:

• Fixed-term position for 3 years.
• Average weekly working hours: 37.
• Salary according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates must submit their applications online by January 19, 2024, through the application portal . The application should include a motivated letter of application, CV, certified copy of the original Master of Science diploma, transcript of records, publication list, and other relevant information.

Last Date for Apply: 19 January 2024, 23:59 pm CET.

Disclaimer: The provided information is based on a reliable source. However, applicants are advised to verify details and check for updates on the official University of Copenhagen website for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen

We are offering a three-year PhD fellowship in Sustainable Peptide Chemistry commencing 1st April 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Project description Our laboratory has longstanding experience in the synthesis of biologically active peptides and peptide analogues, developing potent and selective peptide-based ligands against a series of different targets. However, one of the major challenges in peptide and protein science is the consumption of reagents needed for the preparation of chemically modified candidates that are not amenable to expression. In this project we will seek to take advantage of electrochemical methods for the modification of peptides and proteins, to develop novel avenues for large-scale introduction of non-canonical chemical modifications into biologically active peptides or proteins without the consumption of harmful reagents and organic solvents.

Principal supervisor Professor Christian Adam Olsen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology.

Start 1st April 2024.

Duration 3 years as a PhD student.

Our group and research With a foundation in chemical synthesis, the Olsen Lab seeks to explore the function of small molecules, peptides, peptidomimetics, and proteins in biological systems. Thus, working in the interdisciplinary interface between chemistry and biology. We are exploring naturally occurring macrocyclic peptides and analogues thereof for development of class- or isoform-selective HDAC inhibitors and quorum sensing modulators. We are also investigating protein post-translational modifications in the context of epigenetics and metabolism, as well as the substrate-specificity of the human histone deacetylase enzymes. The laboratory is currently comprised of about ten M.Sc. students, Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral fellows of various nationalities, with backgrounds in chemistry, biochemistry, and engineering. We take pride in working as a team and having a balanced gender composition.

Our department Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology is committed to research-based teaching and interdisciplinary research that supports the development and understanding of chemical and pharmacological properties of drugs and drug targets. We work as part of a dynamic academic community of research, education and innovation within the Pharmaceutical Sciences bridging Health Sciences and Life Sciences.

Information about the Department can be found at https: // drug.ku.dk/.

Job description Your key tasks as a PhD student at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences are:

• Carrying through an independent research project under supervision
• Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points
• Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team, preferably abroad
• Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
• Teaching of undergraduate students in pharmaceutical sciences
• Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master's degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, or cand.polyt. (chemistry). Please note that your master's degree must be equivalent to a Danish master's degree (two years).

Other important criteria are:

• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Relevant work experience
• Previous publications
• The grade point average achieved
• Other professional activities
• A curious mind-set with a strong interest in the organic chemistry of biologically active compounds
• Language skills

Place of employment The place of employment is at Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment.

Terms of employment The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years.

The employment is conditioned upon the applicant's successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project to the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty's rules on achieving the degree.

The PhD student is expected to be affiliated to the graduate programme in pharmaceutical sciences, Drug Research Academy.

Salary, pension, and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 28,993 DKK/roughly 3,890 EUR (October 2023 level) plus pension.

Application procedure Your application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking “Apply now” below and must include the following documents in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
• CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
• Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master's degree must be equivalent to a Danish master's degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https: // ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Applicants with a Master´s degree from abroad should also enclose a short description of the grading scale used
• Publication list (if possible)
• Other information to consider: References and recommendations (if possible)

The deadline for applications is 19 January 2024, 23.59pm CET.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorised recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills, and other requirements listed in the advertisement. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

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

Interviews are expected to be held in the first week of February.

You can read about the recruitment process at https: // employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Questions For further information, applicants may contact the principal supervisor Christian Adam Olsen, e-mail: [email protected] , phone: +45 3532 6708 or PhD coordinator Marianne W. Jørgensen, e-mail: [email protected] , phone: +45 3533 6449.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School's website: https: // healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/.

For more information on working and living in Denmark visit https:// ism.ku.dk (International staff mobility).

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

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Location Parkville Campus 30 Royal Parade Parkville Victoria 3052

Research group Peptide and Protein Chemistry Group

John obtained his PhD in Biochemistry in 1980 at Monash University. He then received a Nuffield Foundation Fellowship to Cambridge, UK, at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, working with RC Sheppard on modern methods of chemical peptide synthesis. In 1983 he returned to Australia to the Howard Florey Institute (now The Florey), University of Melbourne, where he has long headed the Peptide and Protein Chemistry Group. His interests are in chemical peptide synthesis of complex, functionalised peptides, including antimicrobial peptides. Professor Wade is a past NHMRC of Australia Principal Research Fellow and a Fellow of both the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Career highlights

Current roles.

• Head, Peptide and Protein Chemistry Group

Other highlights

• Editor-in-chief ( Frontiers in Chemical Biology, International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, Australian Journal of Chemistry), editor (Journal of Peptide Science ).
• Research projects
• Novel green scalable chemical peptide synthesis and enzyme immobilsation
• Novel chemoenzymatic synthesis and bioconjugation of peptides and proteins
• Engineering of novel insulin analogues for improved management of diabetes

Awards and achievements

• 2020 — Recipient of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Peptide User Group Lifetime Award for ‘outstanding service to the group over several decades’
• 2016 — Adrian Albert Award of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for sustained outstanding research in the field of medicinal chemistry, related to biomolecular chemistry
• 2010 — Cathay Award of the Chinese Peptide Society for seminal contributions to peptide science

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