Research Associate in Supramolecular Colloidal Nanomaterials for Medicine and Diagnostics

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The Chair of Complex Soft Matter at the TUM School of Life Sciences is seeking to appoint a Research Associate – Multivalent Colloid Science (E13, with the opportunity to pursue a doctorate) at the earliest possible date. The position addresses challenges in medicine/ diagnostics, focusing on the design of supramolecular architectures, their advanced physico-chemical characterization and relative biological activity. In details, the role requires the synthesis, surface functionalisation and characterisation of colloidal nanoparticles and their interactions with biological targets, including in complex biological environments. The aim is to understand how self-assembly and consequent molecular architecture govern multivalent interactions and selective biomolecular recognition. The successful candidate will contribute to the recently awarded ERC Consolidator Grant project “Engineering Multivalency for Superselective Recognition of Pathogen Targets” (EngToTarget), combining experimental chemistry with automated experimentation and data-driven materials design for life science applications”. About Us: . The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is one of Europe’s leading academic institutions. At the TUM School of Life Sciences, Prof. Stefan Guldin recently established the Chair of Complex Soft Matter. We deploy molecular self-assembly to create bio-inspired, bio-derived and bio-integrat