PhD Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Collaborative Research Center 1278 PolyTarget at Friedrich Schiller University Jena invites applications for a doctoral programme in an interdisciplinary research environment focused on polymer-based nanoparticle libraries for targeted anti-inflammatory strategies . The programme is centred on the development of new therapeutic approaches for infection-triggered inflammatory states. Doctoral researchers will work on the rational design of tailor-made nanoparticulate drug carriers based on functi...

PhD position in structural mass spectrometry is available at the University of Geneva, Switzerland , in the Gabelica Group within the Biophysical and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The project focuses on the structural mass spectrometry of oligonucleotides and their therapeutic applications. Research interests include molecular structure, biomolecular folding, oligonucleotide characterization, biophysical mass spectrometry, and pharmaceutical or b...

A fully funded PhD position is available at the University of Lille, France , through the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network IDEAS (Improving Drug Efficacy with Next-Generation Amorphous Materials and Trained Experts). The doctoral project, “Development of a Predictive Toolbox for the Rational Design of Complex Amorphous Bioactive Molecules,” will combine computational physics, molecular modelling, molecular dynamics simulations, quantum chemistry, machine learning, and experiment...

The University of Fribourg in Switzerland is offering a full-time, ERC-funded PhD position in the Department of Chemistry within Pascal Bertsch’s group and the ERC Starting Grant project GI-CORONA. The doctoral researcher will formulate lipid-based colloids, including emulsions, liposomes and lipid nanoparticles, and investigate how these systems digest in the gut and which proteins form their gastrointestinal “biocorona.” The project aims to use this knowledge to design improved oral drug-deliv...

[4-year fully funded Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship including payment of tuition fees, a stipend for living expenses at the 2026/27 rate of £21,805, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] This fully funded PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia is hosted within the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership and focuses on chemical biology approaches to tackling antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The p...

PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in chemical biology , medicinal chemistry , and drug discovery , focused on developing selective chemical probes for TFEB/TFE3. The project aims to uncover the distinct roles of TFEB and TFE3 in lysosomal gene regulation and to study the consequences of inhibiting these transcription factors. The research combines biochemical and cellular assay development, high-throughput screening, computational chemistry, and structure-guided medicinal chemistry to discov...

Fully funded PhD position at the University of Fribourg , Switzerland, in the Pascal Bertsch Group (Department of Chemistry). The project focuses on lipid interfaces , gastrointestinal biocorona , and drug delivery within the ERC project GI-CORONA . This is a strong fit for candidates interested in chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, colloid science, analytical chemistry, lipid digestion, and interface-driven biomedical research. Eligibility: applicants should hold a Master's degree in chemistry...

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...

📢 A fully funded PhD studentship is available in the group of Daniele Castagnolo at University College London (UCL), jointly supervised with Dr Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, through the 2027 cohort of the CDT in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance (CDT AMR). The project will focus on the development of novel antibacterial agents to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), bringing together medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, microbiology, and biocatalysis. Research will be based primar...