PhD student - Doctoral Candidate (DC11): Synthesis of potentially bioactive metabolites for chemical structure revision, analytical quantification and bioactivity studies

5 Jan 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Latvijas Organiskas Sintezes Instituts

Department

Laboratory of CNS Active Compounds

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

PhD Positions

Country

Latvia

Application Deadline

31 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - MSCA

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Outline

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) - the leading drug discovery centre in the Baltic countries is offering One PhD student position within MCSA project BioTransform. It is a multidisciplinary doctoral network aiming to investigate the role of health promoting constituents found in food products (food bioactives – FB), focusing on their metabolism. 

Provisional start date

May 2026

Duration

3 years with possibility of extension

Application documents

Applications must be in English and include:

• Motivation letter (limit of 2,500 characters) explaining why you wish to be considered for the fellowship and which qualities and experience you will bring to the role. Also mention from which date onwards you are available.
• A recent CV, including a list of scientific publications and a transcript of study results.
• Contact information of two reference contact persons.

More information

https://biotransform-msca.eu/open-position-doctoral-candidate-11/

Where to apply

E-mail

gintssmits@osi.lv

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Experience in organic synthesis and the characterisation of compounds using spectroscopic and spectrometric methods;
• Experience working with scientific literature and databases (SciFinder, Science Direct, etc.);
• Excellent communication and writing skills in (academic) English.

Full set of mandatory competences, desirable competences as well as the selection methodology see https://biotransform-msca.eu/open-position-doctoral-candidate-11/

Women are explicitly encouraged to apply to increase their share in science and research. 

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

• A competitive salary based on the MSCA allowances in line with the MSCA WP 2023-2025 , including mobility and family allowance
• Health insurance
• Dedicated funding for complementary international secondments to other organisations involved in the BioTransform network, and in specific international courses, workshops, conferences and outreach activities.

Selection process

The selection methodology explicitly in the link below.

Website for additional job details

https://biotransform-msca.eu/open-position-doctoral-candidate-11/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

Country

Latvia

City

Riga

Postal Code

LV1006

Street

Aizkraukles iela 21

Geofield

Contact

City

Riga

Website

http://www.osi.lv

Street

Aizkraukles 21

Postal Code

LV1006

E-Mail

gintssmits@osi.lv

STATUS: EXPIRED

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