Postdoc within Screening of De Novo Designed Proteins

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop screening tools for identification of high-affinity protein binders. The candidate will participate in a larger, cross-disciplinary project aiming to design screening pipelines for identifying binders for proteins involved in cell wall synthesis in gram-positive bacteria, with the aim of combatting antimicrobial resistance. The position is part of a project group of four postdocs, all working with different aspects of the project. The position is for 18 months.

This specific project aims to establish an E. coli-based display system optimized to screen AI-designed proteins for interactions with various targets. The candidate will mainly be lab-based, as one of the other postdocs is purely computational and will supply sets of designed proteins for wet-lab screening.

The ideal candidate has a background in protein chemistry, biophysics, or a related field, and has experience with one or more of the following:

• Surface display systems, flow cytometry, FACS, or other cell sorting methods
• Molecular cloning, high-throughput work, E. coli transformation
• E. coli and yeast-based protein production and purification
• Protein-protein interactions using BLI, ITC, SPR, or similar techniques

The postdoc’s duties will include research within protein chemistry as well as teaching.

Further information on the Department is linked at https://plen.ku.dk/english/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Assistant Professor Frederik Grønbæk Tidemand (ft@plen.ku.dk) or Morten Petersen (head of institute, morten.petersen@plen.ku.dk).

The position is open from 15th of October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish).

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

• Curriculum vitae
• Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
• Research plan – description of current and future research plans
• Complete publication list
• Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 15th of September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews will be held on 25th of September 2026.