PhD Position in Chemical Biology, Peptide/Protein Chemistry, and Protein Lipidation Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia in Spain

The Chemical Biology group at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) is advertising a postdoctoral position in peptide chemistry and chemical protein synthesis within the NEURIMET project . This opportunity is based at IQAC-CSIC in Barcelona, Spain, and is aimed at researchers with a strong interest in chemical biology, peptide synthesis, and protein-related chemistry. The position is scheduled to start in January 2027 and offers a contract of up to three years . The post ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Santiago de Compostela (CiQUS), in the Metbiocat group led by Prof. José L. Mascareñas. The project focuses on developing light-controlled metallocatalysts for biological purposes, placing the work at the chemistry/biology interface. Relevant research areas include synthetic chemistry, catalysis, chemical biology, and organic synthesis. This is a 4-year funded PhD position within the USC doctoral program, based in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The call is ai...

Postdoctoral position at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) within the La Caixa NEURIMET Project in Barcelona, Spain. The project is focused on the development of Neuritin 1 (NRN1) as a therapeutic candidate for obesity and metabolic liver disease, with research topics including brown fat metabolism, MASLD, and cardiometabolic risk. Core work includes synthesis and structural characterization of NRN1, analysis of proteolytic fragments, synthesis of NRN1 variants with i...

PhD position available at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland, in the group of Christian Heinis . The project is part of the European Doctoral Network ANA-KIN and focuses on macrocyclic kinase inhibitor development . The research will explore the discovery of macrocyclic inhibitors that target regulatory interfaces of disease-relevant kinases beyond the conserved ATP-binding site. The PhD student will work on the design and synthesis of large combinatorial li...

PhD opportunity at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain. This funded PhD project is part of the CRG International PhD Programme 2027 and focuses on decoding the molecular rules by which sensor proteins can monitor highly diverse and specific environmental chemicals . The project combines large-scale mutagenesis and functional data generation , AI-enhanced evolutionary modeling , and engineering of chemically inducible protein folds . It is a strong fit for candidates interes...