Analysis of Skin Metabolites by Mass Spectrometry - Method Development and Applications

Urban Lab invites applications for PhD studentship in Analytical Chemistry.

The graduate research will encompass development of novel analytical tools for medicine based on mass spectrometry. More information on our current work can be found on the lab website (http://www.UrbanLab.tw).

Our goal is to educate a new generation of chemists by giving them an opportunity to gain practical experience in biochemical analysis. The research topics pursued in our laboratory extend over the areas of mass spectrometry, clinical chemistry, biochemistry, automation, and inventing new analytical instruments.

We welcome applications from candidates who enjoy doing scientific experiments. The desired personal qualities include: ability to solve scientific problems, commitment to high-quality work, patience, reliability, honesty, positive attitude, self-discipline and ethics.

Apply by email to Prof. Pawel Urban ([Email Address Removed]).

Why come to Hsinchu?
- Eight universities, hundreds of companies, and a university hospital form an academic cluster for cutting-edge research, technology transfer, and first-class graduate education and postdoctoral research opportunities, especially in the areas of chemistry, bioscience, and electronics.
- In many cases, the living costs in Hsinchu are relatively low (e.g. compared with studying in the capital city area or abroad). Many students and postdocs live in the walking distance from their departments.
- Being an academic city, Hsinchu gives you an opportunity to interact with top science scholars: advisors of your graduate project, academic collaborators, and course teachers.
- Relatively few distractions let the students and scholars focus on research and literature studies.
- Hsinchu is a historic city with several tourist attractions. In fact, our university campus is one of such attractions: it has many green zones, sports facilities, and places to meet friends. Mountain park is located in the proximity of the university campuses. Hsinchu downtown is known for its shopping area; malls, department stores, as well as small shops.
- The university campus has many food outlets with superb but affordable Taiwanese and international cuisine.
- The city is well communicated with the other parts of Taiwan by bus and railroad networks. Several bus stops are in the walking distance from the university campus.