3-year Post Doc in GPCR crystallography and cryo-EM at Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

The Receptor Structural Biology Group (Kastrup group) and Computational Receptor Biology Group (Gloriam group), Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen wish to employ a joint Post Doc in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) structural biology. The position is commencing 1 May 2020 or after agreement and lasts for 3 years.

The Research environment
The Kastrup group (drug.ku.dk/clusters/neuropro/) has…

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Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate, Canada Excellence Research Chair Program in Cryo-EM Drug DesignThe University of British Columbia’s (UBC) The Faculty of Medicine invites applications for a Senior Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary translational research program in our Canada Excellence Research Chair Program led by Dr. Sriram Subramaniam. The long-term mission of the program is to explore frontiers in structural biology and drug design using cryo electron microscopy (cryo-EM), with the g…

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Potential Research Fellows

Potential Research Fellows

The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge is seeking to host early career researcher who have the ambition to start an independent research group with an externally-funded fellowship.

The Department has more than 40 research group (bioc.cam.ac.uk/research) with interests that fall broadly into the following areas:

Chemical biology and drug design
Disease biology
DNA and chromatin biology
Molecular microbiology
Plant biochemistry and b…

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Biophysical Senior Scientist

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company that combines both individual talent and technical resources to create a platform for the delivery of strong growth in a rapidly changing healthcare market. Our mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
Biopharm Molecular Discovery (BPMD) is a department within GSK’s Drug Design and Selection group dedicated to the discovery of novel and effective biop…

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Associate Researcher

Jingxin Wang's laboratory at the University of Kansas is seeking a molecular or chemical biologist as a full-time Associate Researcher. The Wang lab is focused on modulation of RNA processing by small molecules, an emerging field that has exciting, yet vastly untapped opportunities in chemical genetics and drug design. The candidate will integrate chem-and bio-informatic techniques and explore new research strategies, provide assistance to other group members in assay development and cell cultur…

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12 PhD student positions within the doctoral program "Understanding Ubiquitylation: From Molecular Mechanisms to Disease"

Our doctoral program integrates internationally recognized research groups in a unique collaborative framework to study key mechanisms of the ubiquitin system underlying human diseases. It provides an excellent platform for research and training using state-of-the-art technologies in structural biology, biochemistry, molecular cell biology, tumor biology, microbiology, functional genomics, in silico drug design and proteomics. The research program is complemented by scientific seminars and works…

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Research Scientist (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Applied to Translational Biomedical Research and Drug Design)

Research Scientist permanent position at CSIC (National Research Council in Spain). CSIC is the largest research organization in Spain, 7th public at world level.

IQM (http://www.iqm.csic.es/?lang=en) is seeking for a distinguished scientist to lead independent research and contribute to the scientific strategy and to the output of the Institute. The successful candidates are expected to develop research programs in the field of NMR applied to translational biomedical research and drug des…

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Assistant Professor, Chemical Biology

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Chemical BiologyThe Department of Medicinal Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Utah invite applicants for multiple tenure-track faculty positions in all areas of chemical biology, included but not limited to bioorganic chemistry, drug discovery, phenotypic screening, protein design/engineering, natural product-inspired drug design, computational chemistry, proteomics/high-throughput mass spectrometry, and synthetic biology.  Candida…

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Drug Discovery Opportunities at D. E. Shaw Research

D. E. Shaw Research is seeking outstanding scientists with expertise in structure-based drug design or related areas to join our New York–based team. This is a unique opportunity to develop and work with transformative technology in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment.

Areas relevant to our efforts include computer-aided drug design, fragment-based approaches, molecular modeling, cheminformatics and bioinformatics, medicinal chemistry, and target analysis and selection. Specific knowle…

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Postdoc/Assistant Professor in scientific database programming

Postdoc/Assistant Professor in scientific database programming

Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious bioinformatician or software/database developer for a 4-year position with a flexible start.

Our research
The Gloriam group (www.gloriamgroup.org) conducts computational drug design, tightly integrated with chemistry and pharmacology, and structure-function studies …

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PhD fellowship in Biophysics and Cellular Biology

Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology is offering a three-year PhD fellowship in biophysics and cellular biology. The PhD fellowship is financed by Dr Céline Galvagnion. The fellowship is available from 1 August 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Project description
Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons and the presence of protein deposits in the brain of patients. These deposits are mainl…

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Postdoctoral fellowship in a project called “Co-evolution of metacaspase structure and biological function in Arabidopsis”

Metacaspases in Arabidopsis and poplar

This fellowship is a part of a 5-year project, supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation, aiming to advance our mechanistic understanding of metacaspase family proteases. The project will develop through a close cooperation between five research groups located in Uppsala BioCenter at SLU and Umeå University, possessing complementary expertise in biochemistry, structural biology, drug design and plant cell and developmental biology. The successf…

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Potential Research Fellows

Potential Research Fellows
The Department of Biochemistry in Cambridge is seeking to host early career researchers who have the ambition to start an independent research group facilitated by an external fellowship.
The Department has more than 40 research groups (bioc.cam.ac.uk/research) with interests that fall broadly into the following areas:
Chemical Biology and Drug Design, Disease Biology, DNA and Chromatin Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Plant Biochemistry and Bioenergy, RNA Biology, …

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Editor-in-Chief of Medicinal Chemistry Research

Editor-in-Chief of Medicinal Chemistry Research

Springer Nature announces an exciting opportunity for an exceptional candidate to serve as Editor-in-Chief of Medicinal Chemistry Research.

Medicinal Chemistry Research is a journal for the prompt disclosure of novel experimental achievements in the many facets of drug design, drug discovery, and the elucidation of mechanisms of action of biologically active compounds. Articles are sought which emphasize research in chemical biological …

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Postdoc in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry

A postdoc position for 3 years within synthetic organic and medicinal lipid chemistry is available at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, starting 1 March 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The research environment
The position is in the group of Professor Trond Ulven (www.tugrp.dk) at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology. The research of the group is within organic and medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and medical nutrients, especi…

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