Senior Scientist Position in Computational Drug Discovery

Date: Sep 9, 2025

Location: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Klingelbergstrasse 50 | 4056 Basel | Switzerland

Company: Universität Basel

Your assignments

A Senior Scientist position is available to extend ongoing research on the development and application of novel algorithms for drug design combining physics-based modeling with deep neural network concepts. Your responsibilities will include the development, implementation and/or application of novel computational methods for drug discovery, actively participating in the supervision of MSc and PhD students, actively participating in collaborative drug design projects, supporting the applications for grants, and taking a lead role in the molecular modeling practicum for BSc students in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 

Your profile

  • PhD in the fields of Physical/Computational Chemistry, Computational Pharmacy, Computational Sciences or related fields.
  • Several years of PostDoc or industry experience in Computational Drug Design
  • Publication track record in relevant top-tier academic journals (e.g. JCTC, JCP, JACS).
  • Good programming skills.
  • Strong experience in Computational Drug Design.
  • Experience in developing and/or applying deep neural network concepts is desirable.
  • Teaching experience and leadership experience is desirable.
  • Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Highly motivated, interactive team player.

We offer you

  • Senior Scientist position.
  • Opportunity to work with and develop emerging technologies in the field of Computational Drug Design.
  • International and collaborative research environment.
  • Possibility to increase your academic profile and supervise junior researchers.


Application / Contact

Please submit your complete application documents, including

  • Letter (max. 1 page) highlighting motivation, scientific experience and skills
  • CV
  • Publication list
  • Short summary (including citation) to 2-3 most relevant publications
  • Diploma of PhD degree
  • Contact details of at least three academic references

via the online recruiting platform

 

Position is available immediately. You can find out more about us at https://pharma.unibas.ch/de/research/research-groups/computational-pharmacy-2155/ .

For questions, please contact Prof. Markus Lill (markus.lill@unibas.ch).