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We are seeking postdoctoral candidates passionate about synthetic biology and protein design to join our dynamic ChemSynBio team at IQS - Ramon Llull University in Barcelona. At ChemSynBio (www.chemsynbio.iqs.edu), we harness chemical and synthetic biology to create protein therapeutics and biomedical tools, especially addressing brain tumors.
The successful candidate will contribute to the development of next-generation biomedical tools and/or targeted therapies for brain diseases within a collaborative and stimulating research environment.
Brain cancers remain among the deadliest malignancies, largely because therapeutic molecules fail to reach their targets in the brain and often lack sufficient selectivity for tumor cells. Our laboratory is tackling these challenges through two complementary research programs that bridge fundamental and translational science: engineering new strategies to understand and enhance the transport of biologics across the blood-brain barrier, and developing protein and peptide therapeutics that are activated specifically within diseased tissues to probe the tumor microenvironment and exploit its unique features for selective targeting. To achieve this, we integrate computational protein design, bioinformatics, chemical biology, synthetic biology, and experimental validation in cellular and animal models. This work is supported by the European Research Council (ERC), Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), and Fundació "la Caixa".
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Applicaciont deadline: 15th november 2026
IQS is a university institution in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 1905 as the Institut Químic de Sarrià. It is a founding member of Universitat Ramon Llull and comprises two faculties: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management. The institution also runs IQS Executive Education, IQS Tech Transfer, and IQS Tech Factory, focusing on research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. With over 100 years of teaching experience, IQS offers programs in chemistry, engineering, and management, and is known for its strong ties to industry and applied research.
The University Ramon Llull is a confederation of schools, faculties and departments. IQS is its oldest founding member and consists of two major schools, the School of Engineering and the School of Management that form each an administrative grouping of departments and other institutions among which there are three strategic academic divisions: IQS Executive Education that offers cutting-edge and transformative learning experiences to business leaders; IQS Tech Transfer that promotes research with impact, innovation and technology transfer for companies and organizations and IQS Tech Factory that fosters entrepreneurship and supports the creation of new scientific-technological companies.
With 100 years of teaching experience, IQS is a university center of reference, committed to donating responses to the continuum of challenges that the social, economic, technological and industrial context poses.
Our mission and commitment are to cultivate individuals with values and competencies needed to flourish humanely and professionally.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We promote equality and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law. We strongly welcome applications from female candidates as they are currently under-represented at this level in this field of knowledge in our School.
We also promote scientific and technological knowledge, business transformation and societal progress. At IQS we look for professionals committed to both these values.
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This role involves teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Pharmaceutical Technology and conducting scientific research.
An academic professional will join the Chemical Engineering department to teach and conduct research. The role offers a long-term career path with opportunities for academic progression.
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