• Desirable synthetic experience that includes in solution and solid phase peptide synthesis, as well as experience with polymers and peptide materials, including self-assembled polymers. Also, some knowledge on molecular characterization, such as NMR, UV-Vis-NIR, micro-Raman and FTIR, XPS and/or chromatography, as well as materials properties (i.e. rheology, particle sizing - DLS, TEM, SEM and AFM) is desired, but not mandatory.

Master Degree or equivalent in Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Biotechnology/Material Science

Each ESR will receive a 36-month grant to cover his/her participation costs, living, travel and installation allowance, family allowance, as follows:

Living allowance

€ 3,110/month*

Mobility allowance

€ 600/month

Family allowance

€ 495/monthc

Admission to the programme is open to applicants who hold a 2nd Level Master Degree (120 ECTS + 180 ECTS in a bachelor 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. Applicants are expected to achieve their degree within December 31th, 2022. They shall submit a certified copy of any degree achieved by the deadline of January 31st, 2023.

• Requirements set by the Consortium concern master’s degree (or equivalent) graduates in the fields of computational chemistry, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, materials engineering, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy, biotechnology, biomedical engineering.
• Applicants are required to be proficient in the English language (at least B2 level).
• Applicants should – at the time of recruitment – be in the first four years (full time equivalent research experience) of their research careers not yet have been awarded a doctorate. They must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before their recruitment date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.

The Recruitment board will pay special attention to respect gender balance.

The ESR will be selected on the basis of the following criteria (in random order):

• scientific skills and research experience;
• ability to collaborate and communicate;
• career profile and potential for excellence;
• expected impact of the proposed training on their career;
• research project.

Applications must be submitted on www.nanoremedi.eu/APPLICATION by December 31h, 2022 at 17:00 central European time (http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cet) within November 27th 2022 at 17:00 central European time.

Applicants are required to submit the following documents by uploading them as a PDF file along with (or as one PDF attachment to) the application form. Instructions on submission are provided on www.nanoremedi.eu/APPLICATION. For more information you may also contact nanoremedi@nanoremedi.eu

Hand written applications and applications sent by email, post or fax will not be accepted.