Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland opens a position of Adjunct in the Soft Matter Nanostructures research group.
The candidates who meet the conditions stated in the act “Ustawa o Polskiej Akademii Nauk” dated 30 April 2010 (Dz.U. 2018 poz. 1475 z póź. zm.), art 89. Ust. 4 for the position of Adiunct are encouraged to apply for the position.
The candidate will participate in research conducted within the Nanostructures of Soft Matter group concerning novel methods of encapsulation of selected active substances in various types of nanocarriers, managing a cell laboratory, and investigating the cytotoxicity and activity of encapsulated drugs.
Adjunct will be responsible for:
- Synthesis of biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles (e.g. PCL, PLA),
- Encapsulation of active substances/drugs,
- Functionalization of nanocarriers,
- Characterization of synthesized nanocarriers by the methods: DLS, LDA, NTA, UV-vis, fluorescence,
- In vitro characterization of nanomaterials, cytotoxicity and activity tests, etc…
- Experimental data processing, preparation of publications,
- Managing a cell laboratory.