Postdoctoral Scientist (Natural Products Chemistry, NMR)

At the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Basel, the position of a
Postdoctoral Scientist (Natural Products Chemistry, NMR)
is available.
We seek a highly motivated and skilled scientist with a flair for modern natural products discovery and characterization. The successful applicant will be involved in bioactivity-driven natural products discovery projects on our technology platform for HPLC-based activity profiling combining on-line (PDA, MS) and off-line (microprobe NMR) spectroscopy with bioassays that are operated in house or with local and international co-operations. He/she will have the overall-responsibility for our NMR instrument (500 MHz, with Bruker 1 mm TXI and 5 mm BB probes, and autosampler).
For more information on the technology platform and current research, please consult our website at http://www.pharma.unibas.ch
We expect strong expertise in structure elucidation by means of modern spectroscopic and chemical methods. In particular, hands-on experience in high-field NMR using advanced pulse sequences, and a sense for organizing NMR support for multidisciplinary projects. Experience with chemometric data analysis would be desirable.
We expect also some participation in teaching, specifically in a phytochemistry lab course at the MSc level.
A scientific track record documenting the ability for high-quality research is expected.
We offer an attractive and stimulating setting in an international and highly productiv group.

The position is funded for 2 years initially, with possibility for extension, and is available per March 1, 2012, or at the earliest possible date.
Applications (Email applications preferred) should be addressed to
Prof. Matthias Hamburger
University of Basel
Departement of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Biology
Klingelbergstrasse 50
CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Phone: + 41 61 267 14 25
Fax: + 41 61 267 14 74
Email: matthias.hamburger@unibas.ch