PhD student scholarship holder (1) in the project of the NSC OPUS20 (DoPTB) | Faculty of Chemistry at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Name of the position – PhD student scholarship holder in the project of the National Science Center OPUS20

Requirements:

1. Master degree in the area of biology, biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry or related discipline;
2. The successful candidate must be a PhD student at Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology;
3. Previous experience in investigation of natural products (extraction, investigation of health-promoting properties e.g. antioxidant and antimicrobial potential and determination of chemical composition) – confirmed with publications;
4. Basic experience in organic synthesis;
5. Good skills in English;
6. Passion for laboratory work, motivation and responsibility.

Plan of research

The selected candidate will join the research group of dr hab. inż. Piotr Szweda that realize the research project Opus 20 2020/39/B/NZ7/02901, entitled: „Propolis and polyphenols derived from this product as potential antifungal agents”. The aim of the research carried out by the PhD student will be to obtain the alternative formulations of propolis, synthesis of derivatives of most important ingredients of this product and determination of antifungal activity of produced formulations/derivatives.

Deadline of offers submission: 30 of August 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Form of submission of the application: email to the PI of the project (piotr.szweda@pg.edu.pl)

The conditions of employment:
Contract duration – 12 months with possibility to extend (beginning of the contract since 01.10.2022)
Scholarship amount – 2500 PLN/month