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Universities with open positions in pharmaceutical chemistry in the Netherlands include Leiden University and Utrecht University.
Leiden University
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Netherlands
3 days ago
Closing soon
Leiden University is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral candidate in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology to advance a drug discovery campaign against the synthetic lethality target EXO1. The project is a collaboration between the Pomplun Lab and Sylvie Noordermeer’s group at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), based in Leiden, Netherlands. The successful researcher will develop scaffold proposals for covalent and non-covalent inhibitors, optimize novel and existing compound series for...
3 days ago
Utrecht University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Postdoc Position in Medicinal Chemistry at Utrecht University, Faculty of Science, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. This postdoctoral project sits at the interface of medicinal chemistry , chemical biology , computational drug discovery , virtual screening , AI techniques , and organic synthesis . The successful candidate will contribute to the discovery and optimization of novel Piezo1 inhibitors for sickle cell disease . Initial inhibitors have already been identified, so the role begins...
1 week ago
Utrecht University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Utrecht University is advertising a postdoc position in medicinal chemistry within the Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery division of the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), in collaboration with researchers at UMC Utrecht . The project focuses on the discovery and optimization of novel Piezo1 inhibitors for sickle cell disease , combining virtual screening , AI techniques , computational drug discovery , organic synthesis , and chemical biology . The successful candidate will...
1 week ago
Leiden University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Leiden University / Leiden University Medical Center / Leiden Early Drug Discovery and Development (LED3) are advertising a postdoctoral position in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology focused on a synthetic lethality target . The project is described as an exciting collaboration with Sylvie Noordermeer at Leiden University Medical Center, who pioneered the discovery of the synthetic lethal nature of the target. The lab environment is presented as highly collaborative and discovery-oriented...
1 week ago
Gerard JP Van Westen
Leiden University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Leiden University is advertising an open PhD position for Doctoral Candidate 10 in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network ANA-KIN . The project sits at the intersection of cheminformatics , medicinal chemistry , and cancer drug discovery , with a focus on moving beyond the classic ATP-binding-site approach used by many kinase inhibitors. The research aims to train interdisciplinary researchers to develop experimental and computational tools , modular assays , and workflows for systematicall...
1 week ago
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Estimated costs in Netherlands.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €2.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.0k $2,160/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €13.8k $15,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Leiden The Netherlands
Netherlands
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Metaproteomics
assistant professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Cross-coupling Reactions
Organic Reactions
Computational Chemistry
Professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Physical Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Molecular Physics
Electronic Structure
Supramolecular Chemistry
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Ligand Design
Molecular Modeling
Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Molecular Modeling
Chemoinformatics
Leiden University
Netherlands
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Microbiology
Natural Product Synthesis
Antibiotic Therapy
Natural Products Chemistry

This scholarship supports short study or research exchanges between Europe and the Arab region, including opportunities connected with Leiden University.

The MENA Scholarship Programme supports professionals from selected Middle East and North Africa countries to take short courses in the Netherlands.

The Radboud Scholarship Programme supports talented international students from outside the European Economic Area to study an English-taught master's degree at Radboud University in the Netherlands.
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