PhD Fellow in Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry

The PhD Fellowship in Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry is a three-year, fully funded doctoral position at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology. The project focuses on developing pretargeted radiopharmaceutical strategies for imaging and therapy of glioblastoma, targeting the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR). The fellow will design, synthesise and evaluate tetrazine-based radioligands and work with advanced medical isotopes including Fluorine-18, Iodine-131 and Astatine-211 within an international research environment.

Monthly salary, pension, employment benefits; opportunities for PhD courses (~30 ECTS), conference presentations, publications, research stays and teaching experience; supervision and doctoral degree completion.

Applicants should hold a master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree in medicinal chemistry, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences or a related discipline and have relevant laboratory or research experience. Selection will consider academic performance, research experience, publications, professional qualifications, language skills and interdisciplinary teamwork ability.

Apply electronically by submitting PDF documents (motivation letter, CV, certified master’s degree certificates and transcripts, publication list if available) via the University of Copenhagen job portal.