The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Basel is an Academic Drug Discovery & Development Center, which comprehensively covers academic drug research throughout pre-clinical and clinical research phases. The Pharmaceutical Biology Group (Head Prof. Robin Teufel) within the Department is searching for a PhD student with interest and ideally experience in natural product research.
Your position
As a PhD student, you will be involved in cooperative projects aiming at the discovery of new natural product lead compounds from plant and fungal extracts. A focus will be on the isolation and structural characterization of substances with promising activity against glioblastoma brain cancer. Besides your own project, you will furthermore assist master students and be involved in teaching activities. The place of work is at the Pharmazentrum in Basel.
Your profile
We are looking for candidates with a master degree in pharmacy, biochemistry or chemistry and a strong interest in analytical techniques. Experience in natural product analysis (LCMS, NMR etc.) would be advantageous. Fluency in English (C2 level) is required.
We offer you
The candidate will join a dynamic multidisciplinary research group of pharmacists, chemists and biologists working on the isolation / characterization of natural products and the underlying biosynthesis in one of the world’s hubs for pharmaceutical research. Enjoy the vibrant scientific community at the University of Basel with great possibilities for internal and external collaborations as well as state-of-the-art instrumentation and infrastructure both in-house and close-by. As part of our team, you will receive supportive mentoring, a generous salary and enjoy the high quality of live in Switzerland during your PhD thesis.
Application / Contact
We are looking forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: brief cover letter, up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) and contact details of 2 referees. The CV should list relevant experience and/or academic coursework, which can confirm the candidate’s training in the methods listed above. Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal.
Applications via email, postal services or agencies will not be considered.
For general inquiries please send an email to [email protected].
https://pharma.unibas.ch/en/persons/potterat-olivier/
