We are always interested in young dynamic researchers, with as scientific background e.g.: pharmacy, molecular biology, (bio)chemistry, (bio)engineering, physics, medicine.
If you are interested in joining our lab, please feel free to contact us!
Prof. dr. Stefaan De Smedt. E-mail: stefaan.desmedt@ugent.be. Phone: 09/264 80 76.

Vacature bij: Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines 

De Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines (Faculteit Farmacie, Vakgroep Geneesmiddelenleer, Laboratoria Algemene Biochemie en Fysische Farmacie) is op zoek naar geïnteresseerde, enthousiaste studenten om een doctoraat aan te vatten. Het onderzoeksdomein situeert zich op de grens van de farmaceutische wetenschappen, toegepaste biologische wetenschappen, polymeerchemie en nanotechnologie. We stellen ons als doel om geavanceerde geneesmiddel-afgifte systemen te ontwikkelen gebruik makend van zowel synthetische (b.v. polymeren, nanopartikels etc…) als natuurlijke (b.v. lipiden, polysaccharide, peptiden etc…) bouwstenen. Tijdens een 4 jaar durend doctoraatsproject komen zowel fundamenteel fyisco-chemische als meer toegepaste aspecten aan bod. Concreet ontwikkelen we farmaceutische dragers voor intracellulaire toediening van proteïnen (b.v. antigenen voor vaccinatie doeleinden) en nucleïnezuren (siRNA- en gentherapie).

Geïnteresseerde laatstejaarsstudenten farmacie, (burgerlijk en bio-) ingenieur, scheikunde en biotechnologie kunnen zich kandidaat stellen door hun curiculum vitae en motivatiebrief te sturen naar Prof. Dr. S. De Smedt en Prof. Dr. J. Demeester. Verdere info over de projecten kan je tevens vinden op de website van het Labo Algemene Biochemie en Fysische Farmacie. 

 Related vacancies

The Center for Nano- and Biophotonics is a multidisciplinary partnership involving 12 professors from the Faculties of Engineering, Bioscience Engineering, Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Center builds on the university’s excellence in research and graduate level education in the fields of photonics, life sciences and nano-sciences. The Center will focus on frontier research at the crossroads of photonic integrated circuits and lab-on-chip approaches, nanomaterials development and electro-optical particle manipulation as well as their application to monitor, characterize and image biological systems.

The Center will be strengthened with four full-time tenure track or tenured faculty positions, which will complement the available expertise.

• Nanophotonic integrated circuits for biophotonic applications.
  Lecturer (tenure track) or Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering. Application deadline: 7 September 2010. Start date: 1 February 2011. Detailed information: prof. Roel Baets (roel.baets@ugent.be
• Electro-optical particle manipulation and detection.
  Lecturer (tenure track) or Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering. Application deadline: 17 January 2011. Start date: 1 October 2011. Detailed information: prof. Kristiaan Neyts (kristiaan.neyts@ugent.be)
• Ultrafast spectroscopy for novel photonic nanomaterials.
  Lecturer (tenure track) or Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Sciences. Application deadline: 17 January 2011. Start date: 1 October 2011. Detailed information: prof. Zeger Hens (zeger.hens@ugent.be)
• Nanophotonic integrated circuits for biophotonic applications.
  Lecturer (tenure track) or Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. Application deadline: 17 January 2011. Start date: 1 October 2011.
  Detailed information: prof. Els Van Damme (elsjm.vandamme@ugent.be)

The required application form for these positions can be requested from Ghent University, Department of Personnel and Organisation, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, B-9000 Gent, Belgium or requested via telephone on +32-9-264 3129 or 3130.

The required application form is also available on-line, http://www.ugent.be/nl/werken/aanwerving/formulieren/zap/formulier.doc/view

Contact information:

Prof. Roel Baets, Director Center of Nano- and Biophotonics
Ghent University, Department of Information Technology
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
Tel: +32 9 264 3329 Email: roel.baets@ugent.be