Research Fellow in Medicinal Chemistry 1218 views

The School of Life Sciences, Sussex Drug Discovery Centre at University of Sussex has opportunity for a talented individual to join a team with extensive expertise in Epstein-Barr Virus Biology, Drug Discovery and Medicinal Chemistry based in a School with an international reputation for excellence in structural biology, cancer and genomic sciences.

Requirements:

• A PhD or equivalent scholarly or relevant professional activity
• Publishing research (either from a recently completed PhD or new original research).
• Expertise in medicinal chemistry/chemical biology, synthetic chemistry and drug discovery approaches.
• Experience of working in fragment-based drug discovery and hit-to-lead stages of drug discovery.
• Ability to synthesise, purify and characterise molecules and develop new synthetic routes and techniques.
• Ability to work within a team to design innovative solutions to problems.
• Demonstrable track record of problem solving in a medicinal chemistry setting.
• Experience of drug discovery in either an industrial or an academic environment.
• Ability to work with others across scientific disciplines.

Applications:

Applicant must be sent via email with personal details and equal opportunities form, to lifescirecruitment@sussex.ac.uk.