We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Principal Investigator to join the NOVA University School of Science and Technology (Caparica,
Lisbon Area, Portugal) as Leader of the Research Team, hired (on a permanent basis) under the ERA Chair project, CryoEM@NOVA, funded by the HORIZON Europe Program.

 

As Principal Investigator, you will be integrated in Research Unit
UCIBIO, leading research in the
CRYOEM@NOVA:
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND DRUG DISCOVERY LAB, headed by ERA Chair holder Prof. Hartmut Luecke.

 

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead our efforts in establishing a cutting-edge biological cryo-EM laboratory.

As the Principal Investigator and Leader of the Research Team, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting pioneering research in Structural Biology, focusing on high-resolution cryo-EM structures for drug discovery.
• Setting up and managing the entire cryo-EM pipeline, from sample preparation to computational analysis.
• Participating in the development and implementation of research programs, translating them into projects for external funding.
• Leading research and development projects and services in the cryo-EM field.
• Providing training in cryo-EM methodology and supervising graduate and postgraduate students.
• Establishing international collaborations and contributing to science dissemination and public engagement activities.

 

For scientific inquiries, feel free to contact Prof. Hartmut Luecke:
h.luecke@fct.unl.pt

 

 

The contract offers a negotiable gross annual salary of up to €77,000, subject to increment
depending on the candidate experience and objectives/success rate.

 

For administrative inquiries, feel free to contact the Dean for Research, Prof. Eurico Cabrita:
ejc@fct.unl.pt

 

Application deadline:
2^nd August 2024.

 

Job posting: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/255958

 

Find out more about NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT, https://www.fct.unl.pt/en/about-fct/overview),
located on the Campus of Caparica, and of the Research Unit UCIBIO (https://ucibio.pt/mission-goals).

 

 

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