Doctoral Researcher in Medicinal Chemistry
The Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, invites applications for the position of a
DOCTORAL RESEARCHER in the field of Medicinal Chemistry
The appointment is for 5 years, starting between 1st of January and 1st of March 2025. The position will be filled with 6 months trial period.
We are looking for an applicant with a MSc degree in pharmacy or chemistry (or equivalent).
The position of the doctoral researcher will be located at the Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology. The main research focus is medicinal chemistry.
The duties of the doctoral candidate are to work on her/his own doctoral thesis project and to complete her/his postgraduate studies. The appointee for the doctoral researcher position must obtain the right to pursue a doctoral degree at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Helsinki and approval by a suitable doctoral program. More information about the application process: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research/doctoral-education/the-application-process-in-a-nutshell.
The duties also include other tasks and teaching pharmaceutical chemistry and organic chemistry to pharmacy students, requiring sufficient skills in Finnish language. Teaching related duties will cover a maximum of 20 % of the total working hours.
Successful candidate is expected to have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team is also required. Previous experience in synthetic organic chemistry and drug discovery is considered a benefit. The discipline of the PhD studies is pharmaceutical chemistry.
The salary is based on the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of the Finnish universities. Doctoral researchers typically start from level 2 and advance to level 3, when the research work and studies have advanced according to the plan and the publication work has begun, and eventually to level 4, when the time to completing the thesis is about one year. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. In total, the starting salary of a doctoral student will be about 2400-2800 EUR per month. Standard Finnish pension benefits and occupational health care are provided for university employees.
The application should include a motivation letter (max 1 page) and a complete CV with:
- education/previous degrees obtained (preferably accompanied by a copy of the latest diploma), prior work/research experience and list of possible publications
- other relevant information to demonstrate qualifications of the applicant, especially teaching skills and experience, if any
- recommendation letter(s) or contact information of one or more references
The above-mentioned attachments must be submitted as a single pdf file.
Please submit your application with attachments by 30 September 2024 using the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via the Apply Link. Applicants who are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to leave their application via the SAP HR portal. Please fill in only the mandatory fields (*) in the Recruitment System, and deliver the attachments as a single pdf file. Enquiries about the position should be addressed to:
- Dr. Erik Wallén (erik.wallen@helsinki.fi), university lecturer, medicinal chemistry
- Dr. Tiina Sikanen (tiina.sikanen@helsinki.fi), responsible professor, pharmaceutical chemistry
In case you need technical support with the recruitment system, please contact recruitment(at)helsinki.fi.
Please see more information for international staff and/or about the university as an employer: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/why-university-helsinki.