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Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen · 7 hours ago

Postdoc in RNA Vaccine Design and Delivery at Department of Pharmacy

Greensboro, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

The Department of Pharmacy at the University of Copenhagen is seeking a highly motivated postdoc for a 2-year position in RNA vaccine design and delivery. The role involves conducting research, publication, scientific communication, and grant writing, focusing on the optimization and development of advanced delivery systems for vaccines and nucleic acid-based therapeutics.

Research

Responsibilities

Separate and characterise the structure of coexisting particle populations

Investigate the biological function of LNP populations

Engineer the composition of LNP for increasing the proportion of functional particles

Teach up to 10% of the time

Contribute to the supervision of master students

Travel for experiments at large scale facilities

Qualification

PhD in relevant fieldSmall angle x-ray scatteringData analysis of scatteringGrant writingFluorescence microscopyCryo-TEMLipid-based nanoparticlesEnglish proficiencyTeamworkCommunication skills

Required

You have a PhD within the subject area - physico-chemical background with interest in biomaterials and nanomedicine and basic knowledge in cell biology

You are highly experienced in planning and performing small angle x-ray scattering experiments

You have experience in the analysis of scattering data

You have an active interest in writing grant applications

Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams

Excellent English skills written and spoken

Preferred

Knowledge of separation methods for nanoparticles, such as Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation

Experience on writing beamtime proposals

Experience with fluorescence microscopy and cryo-TEM

Experience with the design and formulation of lipid-based nanoparticles

The appointee should have qualifications within at least some of the following areas: Experimentally oriented scientist, advanced drug delivery, delivery of biopharmaceuticals