Two Post-doc Positions in Organic Chemistry

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Umeå University - with its 33,500 students and over 4,200 employees - is an organisation in constant change and development. Umeå University conducts groundbreaking research within several areas - several in which we are among the best in the world - within others regarded as the leaders in Sweden. We are one of Sweden?s largest providers of education and offer a broad and attractive range of courses and programmes. Our campus constitutes an inspiring environment for everyone that studies and works here. We wish to co-operate with companies and organisations throughout the Umeå region and all over the world.
Two Post-doc Positions (2 years) in Organic Chemistry
Project description
The Laboratories for Chemical Biology Umeå (LCBU) is an infrastructure that offers small molecule screening and chemistry support. LCBU is engaged in several projects at different levels. The candidates for the positions will work in a multidisciplinary team applying organic and medicinal chemistry to design and synthesize compounds. A primary goal is to establish structure-activity relationships in order to guide further optimization to reach potent compounds active in cell-based assays.
Requirements
To qualify for a position as post-doc you should have a PhD degree or equivalent, not more than three years old, in organic chemistry with focus on organic, bioorganic, or medicinal chemistry. You must be familiar with modern synthetic methodology and purification techniques, as well as characterization techniques including HPLC, LCMS, and NMR spectroscopy. The successful applicant should have good ability to write and speak in English, creativity, power of initiative, independence and ability to collaborate.
Application
The application should include: (i) a letter of intent, (ii) a certified Curriculum Vitae, (iii) information on previous education and publications and, (iv) other documents supporting your competence and suitability for the position. We also want e-mail addresses and phone numbers to two reference persons.
The application may be written in English or Swedish and can be submitted either electronically (MS Word or PDF format) or in hard-copy form (two copies).
For more information, contact Prof. Fredrik Almqvist, phone +46 (0)90 786 6525, e-mail: fredrik.almqvist@chem.umu.se or Prof. Mikael Elofsson, phone +46 (0)90 786 93 28, e-mail: mikael.elofsson@chem.umu.se .
Union information is available from SACO, +46-(0)90-786 53 65, SEKO, +46-(0)90-786 52 96 and ST, +46-(0)90-786 54 31.
Applications will be discarded or, if the applicant so wishes, returned two years after the position has been filled. Documents sent electronically should be in MS Word or PDF format.
Your complete application, marked with reference number 315-822-10, should be sent to jobb@umu.se (state the reference number as subject) or to the registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive October 14, 2010 at the latest.
We look forward to receiving your application!

Publiceringsdatum
2010-09-10

Arbetstider och omfattning
Tillsvidare
Heltid

Ersättning
Fast lön
Individuell lönesättning

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2010-10-14
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: 315-822-10
Ansökan kan skickas till e-postadress: jobb@umu.se

Kontakt
Fredrik Almqvist, 090-786 65 25

Företag
Umeå universitet

Adress
Umeå universitet
90187 UMEÅ

Kontaktuppgifter
Telefonnummer: 090-786 50 00

Jobbnummer
729722

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