PhD fellowship at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of 
Copenhagen



We are offering a three-year PhD fellowship within a project based upon 
positive allosteric modulation of kainate receptors (KARs). The employment as 
PhD fellow is full time and for 3 years. The PhD fellowship is financed by the 
Independent Research Fund Denmark – Health Sciences and headed by Professor 
Jette Sandholm Kastrup. The fellowship is available from 1 October 2020 or as 
soon as possible thereafter. The PhD project is performed in collaboration with 
University of Liege, Belgium and University of Bordeaux, France.



The PhD fellow will manage and carry out the research project, participate in 
the education and guidance of undergraduate and graduate students, and write 
scientific publications.



Required qualifications:

•      Qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree in pharmacy, 
pharmaceutical sciences or relevant area prior to the starting date

•      A solid background in pharmacology

•      A demonstrated ability to learn new methods and research areas

•      Acceptance with harvesting brain tissue from mice

•      An ability to work both independently and in teams

•      Fluency in English and excellent communication skills



Preferred qualifications:

•      Knowledge of ionotropic glutamate receptors

•      Cell culturing

•      Two-electrode voltage clamp or patch-clamp electrophysiology

•      Radiolabel binding assays

•      Microtitre plate-based fluorescence assays

•      Expression of proteins in E. coli and purification

•      Protein crystallography

•      Analysis of molecular structures and interactions



The deadline for applications is 31 July 2020, 23.59pm CET



For a full description of the PhD fellowship and to APPLY, please visit the 
link:

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=1307&departmentId=19005&ProjectId=152006&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=false


Professor Jette Sandholm Kastrup
Deputy Head of Department with focus on Research
Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
Building 30, 3. floor, room 313
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
Jagtvej 162
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: +45 3533 6486
Email:j...@sund.ku.dk

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