Researcher in pharmacology and drug development

Do you want to work with drug development, supported by competent and pleasant colleagues in an international environment? Do you want an employer that invests in sustainable employee relations and offers secure, beneficial working conditions? Welcome to apply for a position as a researcher at Uppsala universitet.

The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology is divided into seven research programs, all of which focus on different areas within cell and molecular biology: computational biology and bioinformatics, microbiology and immunology, molecular biology, molecular biophysics, molecular evolution, molecular systems biology, and structural biology. The scientific foundation of what we do lies in biology, but our research overlaps with other fields such as medicine, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, and physics. The department has over 200 employees with around 60 doctoral students. Please read more about the organization's work at https://icm.uu.se.

The position will be located in Jens Carlsson's research group within the program for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Jens Carlsson's research focuses on computational modeling of proteins with a particular focus on G-protein coupled receptors. Jens Carlsson's group uses modeling to understand how receptors function at a molecular level and develops methods to identify drug candidates, often in collaboration with experimental research groups. It is an international research team that is also part of Science for Life Laboratory (http://www.scilifelab.se/). More information about the group's research can be found on its website (www.carlssonlab.org).

Tasks

The research is focused on the development of techniques as well as the analysis of pharmacological experiments to study how small molecules affect receptors. The goal of the project is to identify drug candidates for the development of new treatments for schizophrenia. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with experimental research groups.

Qualification requirements

• A doctoral degree in pharmacology with a focus on receptor biology or a foreign degree deemed equivalent, as well as at least one year of experience in postdoctoral research.
• Very good knowledge in the analysis of pharmacological data from in vitro and in vivo experiments, as well as extensive experience in the development of analytical methods within this area, is a requirement.
• Experience with various techniques for studying G-protein coupled receptors is required to be able to plan the research.
• Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written, is a requirement, as the work is conducted in an international environment.

Great importance will be placed on personal qualities such as good collaborative skills, motivation, and independence.

Other desirable/merit qualifications

Previous experience in interdisciplinary research involving computational modeling and experiments for aminergic G-protein coupled receptors is meritorious.

About the employment

The employment is time-limited to 12 months. The extent is 20 %. Start date according to agreement. Location: Uppsala

Information about the employment is provided by: Jens Carlsson, jens.carlsson@icm.uu.se, Tel: 072 227 7976.

Welcome with your application no later than October 5, 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2733.

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