We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Principal Investigator to join the NOVA School of Science and Technology (Caparica, Portugal) as Leader of the Research Team, hired (on a permanent basis) under the ERA Chair project, CryoEM@NOVA, funded by the HORIZON Europe Program.

As Principal Investigator, you will be integrated in Research Unit UCIBIO, leading research in the CRYOEM@NOVA: STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND DRUG DISCOVERY Lab, headed by ERA Chair holder Prof. Hartmut Luecke

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead our efforts in establishing a cutting-edge biological cryoEM laboratory.

As the Principal Investigator and Leader of the Research Team, you will be responsible for:

              • Conducting pioneering research in Structural Biology, focusing on high-resolution cryoEM structure solutions for drug discovery.

              • Setting up and managing the entire cryoEM pipeline, from sample preparation to computational analysis.

              • Participating in the development and implementation of research programs, translating them into projects for external funding.

              • Leading research and development projects and services in the cryoEM field.

              • Providing training in cryoEM methodology and supervising graduate and postgraduate students.

              • Establishing international collaborations and contributing to science dissemination and public engagement activities.

The contract offers a negotiable gross annual salary of up to €77,000, subject to increment depending on the candidate's experience and objectives/success rate.

Application deadline: 2^nd August 2024.

Job posting: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/255958

Find out more about NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT, https://www.fct.unl.pt/en/about-fct/overview), located on the Campus of Caparica, and of the Research Unit UCIBIO (https://ucibio.pt/mission-goals).