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Your responsibilities

The position will be part of an interdisciplinary project aimed at manufacturing new electronic medicines for Parkinson's disease. Your tasks will consist of the organic synthesis of optoelectronic building blocks that can be used to manufacture materials with different electronic properties, and these materials must also be able to interact with various types of biomolecules. The project takes place in collaboration between different disciplines within chemistry, physics, and medicine, as well as in cooperation with national and international research groups, which requires interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

As a postdoc, you will primarily conduct research. Teaching may also be included in the duties, but no more than one-fifth of the working time.

Your qualifications

To be eligible for employment as a postdoc, you must have completed a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctoral degree. Your degree must be completed no later than the time the employment decision is made.

It is meritorious if your degree was completed no more than three years before the last application date for this position. If there are special reasons, it may be considered as a completed doctoral degree earlier, for example, in the case of various types of statutory leave.

We are looking for you who have a solid background in the organic synthesis of molecules for biological and medical applications. We want you to have:

• a doctoral degree in organic chemistry
• documented proficiency in organic synthesis with a focus on the synthesis of thiophene-, benzimidazole-, and indole-based small molecules, as well as other heterocyclic building blocks for optoelectronic materials
• mastery of various synthesis techniques, such as Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling, Buchwald-Hartwig Cross Coupling Reaction, and various polymerization reactions
• experience using a range of different measurement methods, such as NMR, HPLC, mass spectrometry, and fluorescence spectroscopy
• good collaboration skills and the ability to speak and write fluently in English

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience working in interdisciplinary research environments
• experience synthesizing optoelectronic heterocyclic compounds

Your workplace

You will work at the Department of Chemistry, which is part of the School of Science and Technology (IFM) at Linköping University. The goal of the activities within the Department of Chemistry is to conduct high-quality research and teaching at a national and international top level. The department has approximately 50 employees, and you will work in Peter Nilsson's research group within the field of organic chemistry.

Read more about the department's activities here https://liu.se/organisation/liu/ifm/kemi (https://liu.se/organisation/liu/ifm/kemi)

About the position

The position is a fixed-term appointment of two years with the possibility of extension, with a total employment period of up to three years. The postdoc position is full-time.

Start date by agreement.

Salary and benefits

The university applies individual salary setting; please state your salary expectations in your application.

Read more about benefits for employees https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner)

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande).

Application

You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than June 11, 2026. Applications received after the last application date will not be considered.

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We look forward to receiving your application!

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