PhD position in Natural products

Highlights:

1. The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen is pleased to announce that 7 PhD fellowships will be available from 1 July 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications are invited for the three-year fellowship from candidates that hold or expect to hold a master's degree in a field relevant to the following projects:
2. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH
   Development of SERCA inhibitors using metabolites of metabolically engineered Physcomitrella patens as starting materials. Main supervisor: MSO Professor Søren Brøgger Christensen, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, phone +45 3533 6253 (email: sbc@farma.ku.dk).
3. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH
   Natural product discovery from endophytic fungi based on hyphenated NMR with cryogenic probe detection. Main supervisor: Professor Jerzy W. Jaroszewski, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, phone +45 3533 6372 (email: jj@farma.ku.dk).
4. MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
   Molecular pharmacology of GABA transporters: Probing for subtype selectivity using natural products. Main supervisor: Associate Professor Petrine Wellendorph, Department of Medicinal Chemistry (email: pw@farma.ku.dk).
5. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH
   Design and synthesis of SERCA inhibitors base don the pharmacophore of thapsigargin. Main supervisor: MSO Professor Søren Brøgger Christensen, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, phone +45 3533 6253 (email: sbc@farma.ku.dk).
6. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
   Accelerated natural product discovery in micro and nano scale. Main supervisor: Professor Steen Honoré Hansen, Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, phone +45 3533 6256 (email: shh@farma.ku.dk). 
7. CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
   Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyamine toxins as tools for studies of ionotropic glutamate receptors. Main supervisor: Professor Kristian Strømgaard, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, phone +45 3533 6114 (email: krst@farma.ku.dk). 
8. CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
   Characterization of the binding sites and mechanism of the natural products ibogaine: A hallucigenic inhibitor of the serotonin transporter and the NMDA receptor. Main supervisor: Associate Professor Anders S. Kristensen, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, phone +45 3533 6505 (email: ask@farma.ku.dk). 
9. The PhD fellowships are financed by the The Danish Council for Independent Research, the Danish Council for Strategic Research and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
10. The PhD fellowships are to be completed in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order) from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Regulations and Guidelines for the Awarding of the PhD Degree by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The terms of employment are stated in the agreement between The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the Ministry of Finance.
11. The PhD fellowships are affiliated to the research training programme, Drug Research Academy.
12. As an equal opportunity employer, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences invites applications from all interested candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin or religion.
13. Please note that 4-5 of the PhD fellowships are part of the Danish Research Agency´s mobility programme, which means that applicants should have a Master´s or Bachelor degree from another university than the University of Copenhagen.
14. For further information, applicants may contact the main supervisor.
15. APPLICATIONS:
    Applications should be marked with reference number 211-0022/10-0900. Include in seven (7) copies (sorted):
1. Applicant information form
2. Letter stating the interest and qualifications for the project (max. one page)
3. CV
4. Copy of Master of Science diploma (including grade transcripts for bachelor’s and master’s degrees)
5. Possible references
6. Applicants with an MSc degree from abroad should also enclose a short description of the grading scale used. 
16. Applications should not be sent directly to the supervisor. Applications should be sent to:
17. University of Copenhagen
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences 
    Universitetsparken 2 
    DK – 2100 Copenhagen
    Denmark
18. Deadline for applications: Wednesday 5 May 2010 at 12 o'clock noon. Please note that only hardcopy applications are accepted.
19. We will not send any confirmation of reception of the application. An answer as to the granting of the fellowship can be expected appr. 4-5 weeks after application deadline.
20. University of Copenhagen
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Universitetsparken 2
    2100 Copenhagen
    Denmark
    Phone +45 35 33 60 00
    Fax +45 35 33 60 01
    Mail farma@farma.ku.dk
    Ref. www.farma.ku.dk