Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Università degli Studi di Firenze
- Department
- Chemistry Department "Ugo Schiff" - DICUS
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Organic chemistry
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Italy
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- HE / MSCA
- Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
- 101119492
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
In the framework of the MSCA-Doctoral Network "European Network on the Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbohydrates", DC3 will be in charge of the project “Covalent podands and macrocycles for the molecular recognition of carbohydrates”.
The project aims to develop amino- and imino-based podand and macrocycle receptors for the biomimetic (non-covalent) recognition of biologically relevant carbohydrates. Recent advances in our group have led to synthetic receptors that target glycans and are biologically active in several contexts, from antiviral compounds against enveloped health risk viruses to apoptotic agents against cancer cell lines. The experimental work will be largely represented by the synthesis and characterisation of new synthetic receptors. The project will also include the molecular design of new receptors and the determination of their binding properties using spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques with particular reference to NMR and ITC.
Background literature:
Towards Biomimetic Recognition of Glycans by Synthetic Receptors. ChemPlusChem 2023, e202300598
A Simple Biomimetic Receptor Selectively Recognizing the GlcNAc2 Disaccharide in Water. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11168 – 11172.
A biomimetic synthetic receptor selectively recognizing fucose in water. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 6828-6836.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Organic chemistry
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Experience in organic chemical research is strongly recommended. |
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Recruited doctoral candidate will receive a 36-months grant to cover living, travel and installation (mobility) allowance, and family allowance (if applicable), as reported below. The reported amount is referred to gross salary (€/36 months) before tax. Net salaries will depend on the national taxation applied by the recruiting institution’s country and on possible extra-benefits granted by the employing institution.
DC | Recruiting institution | Country | Living allowance | Mobility allowance | Family Allowance | Total maximum GROSS amount from REA (36 months) |
DC3 | UNIFI | IT | 119.217,60 € | 21.600,00 € | 17.820,00 € | 158.637,60 € |
At the time of recruitment applicants must fulfill the following rules:
Experience
Eligible applicants must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible. Doctoral candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral programme leading to the award of a doctoral degree in at least one EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country.
Mobility
Eligible applicants must not have resided (and not have carried out their main activity, i.e. work, studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date, November 1st 2024.
Additional eligibility criteria required by the ENSCC consortium
Admission to the programme is open to applicants who hold a 2nd Level Master’s Degree (120 ECTS + 180 ECTS in a bachelor’s degree) or a Single Cycle Degree (minimum 300 ECTS), or a comparable university degree (Second Cycle qualification), as required by the partner universities for admission to doctoral studies.
Equal opportunities policy without distinction on the grounds of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation will be applied.
Applications from students who have not yet completed their Master's degree will also be considered, however, such applications will be accepted on a provisional basis. It is mandatory that the Master's degree is obtained within a timeframe suitable for the start of the contract (01/11/2024), failing which the application will be disqualified.
Selection process
All applications shall be conveyed exclusively through the ENSCC website at www.ENSCC.eu starting from March 1 2024, and no later than April 14, 2024, at h 23:59 CET. In particular, the following mandatory documents shall be included in the application by attaching them as PDF files along with the application form (available from www.enscc.eu):
1) an updated CV (EU pass format: https://europa.eu/europass/it/create-europass-cv) including the details of education/qualifications, work experience, language skills, list of publications, participation in funded research project and other relevant skills;
2) copy of a valid ID/Passport;
3) a letter giving reason for his/her motivation for the post (max 1 page);
4) two recommendation letters that can be attached to the material or sent directly (within the deadline) by the referees to info@enscc.eu;
5) the certified copy of the Academic degree translated into English (usually the Master Degree) which would formally entitle him/her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher will be recruited. If the candidate has not yet obtained a Master's Degree, it is required to provide certification, preferably through an official document from their institution or a declaration from the Master’s thesis supervisor, stating that the candidate will complete the Master's Degree by the scheduled contract starting date for the selected positions;
6) a summary of the Master Degree thesis or a brief description of the past scientific activity;
7) the Academic Transcript of Records;
8) letter of research statement, describing the applicant’s research experience in relation with the project/s s/he is applying for (max 1500 words). The letter shall report a description of the applicant’s master research project and a self-evaluation on scientific and soft skills.
Detailed instruction about how to send the application will be available on the project's website (www.enscc.eu)
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” DICUS, University of Florence
- Country
- Italy
- City
- Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze
- Postal Code
- 50019
- Street
- Via della Lastruccia, 13
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze
- Website
- Street
- via della Lastruccia 13
- Postal Code
- 50019
- oscar.francesconi@unifi.it