Professor of Chemistry (University of Bern)

Professor/in Chemistry 100 % Start date of employment: August 1, 2025 The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Bern, Switzerland, is looking to hire an Associate or Full Professor in Organic Chemistry. Your profile We are seeking candidates with an ambitious and competitive research program in the broad areas of Medicinal Chemistry / Chemical Biology . Possible research areas include (but are not limited to): oligonucleotides, encoded libraries, peptide chemistry, medicinal chemistry including computer-aided drug design, supramolecular and systems chemistry. Alignment of the research with the strategic goals of the University of Bern (in particular sustainability, and health and medicine) is important. Teaching assignments comprise basic and advanced organic, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry including laboratory courses for students of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacy and other disciplines within the Faculty of Science. The University of Bern has set the aim of increasing the percentage of women in leading academic positions and thus strongly encourages female scientists to apply for the position. Your application Interested candidates should send their motivation letter, Curriculum Vitae, list of publications and past achievements indicating their 5 most relevant publications, synopsis of their past, current and planned research (max. 5 pages) as a single PDF file to the Dean's Office, email: applications.natdek@unibe.ch , and submit the completed online questionnaire , link to be found at www.dcbp.unibe.ch/jobs . Deadline for applications is December 31, 2023 . Contact Informal inquiries can be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Francesca Paradisi, phone + 41 031 684 40 02, email francesca.paradisi@unibe.ch www.dcbp.unibe.ch/jobs If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Physicaloxy

Professor/in Chemistry
100 %

Start date of employment: August 1, 2025

The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Bern, Switzerland, is looking to hire an Associate or Full Professor in Organic Chemistry.

Your profile

We are seeking candidates with an ambitious and competitive research program in the broad areas of

Medicinal Chemistry

Chemical Biology

. Possible research areas include (but are not limited to): oligonucleotides, encoded libraries, peptide chemistry, medicinal chemistry including computer-aided drug design, supramolecular and systems chemistry. Alignment of the research with the strategic goals of the University of Bern (in particular sustainability, and health and medicine) is important.
Teaching assignments comprise basic and advanced organic, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry including laboratory courses for students of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacy and other disciplines within the Faculty of Science.
The University of Bern has set the aim of increasing the percentage of women in leading academic positions and thus strongly encourages female scientists to apply for the position.

Your application

Interested candidates should send their motivation letter, Curriculum Vitae, list of publications and past achievements indicating their 5 most relevant publications, synopsis of their past, current and planned research (max. 5 pages)

as a single PDF file

to the Dean's Office, email:

applications.natdek@unibe.ch

, and submit the completed

online questionnaire

, link to be found at

www.dcbp.unibe.ch/jobs

.

Deadline for applications is

December 31, 2023

Contact

Informal inquiries can be addressed to:
Prof. Dr. Francesca Paradisi, phone + 41 031 684 40 02, email francesca.paradisi@unibe.ch

www.dcbp.unibe.ch/jobs