2 PhD positions in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 1434 views

The Department of Pharmacy at Uppsala University is inviting application for 2 PhD positions in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology.

About the project:

• Project 1: Non-invasive diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease using magnetic imaging techniques
• Project 2: Early detection of colorectal cancer using non-invasive, magnetic imaging techniques
• The projects are highly interdisciplinary acting at the interface of pharmaceutical and material sciences.
• The PhD students will work in the area of pharmaceutical nanotechnology with the aim to develop nanomaterials for diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases.
• Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) can be used as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or as tracer modalities in magnetic particle imaging (MPI).

Focus areas:

• Molecular Pharmaceutics
• Drug Delivery
• Pharmaceutical nanotechnology
• Pharmacokinetics
• Pharmacodynamics
• Pharmacometrics
• Clinical Pharmacy
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Pharmacotherapy
• Social Pharmacy

Qualifications:

• Applications from highly motivated candidates are welcome.
• Candidate should have a Master of Science in Pharmaceutics, Chemical/biochemical engineering, Chemistry, Biomedicine or similarly relevant field, and have good communication skills in oral and written English.

How to apply:

Apply online (in English) and should contain the following:

• A letter in which the applicant describes her- or himself and indicates the preferred project (Project 1 or Project 2) she/he is interested in, motivates why she/he has applied for the position, states relevant qualifications and indicates research interests and plans for the future.
• CV including at least two references (phone number and email), and
• Copies of relevant certificates, degrees and grades, and copies of master thesis and other documents, such as publications.