Call for applications for a JSP fellowship at the Bürgenstock Conference 2019
The ‘SCS Conference on Stereochemistry’, better known as ‘Bürgenstock Conference’, is an outstanding international chemistry meeting of high scientific quality, with an optimal setting for intense inter-disciplinary discussion.
The 54th ‘Bürgenstock Conference’ will take place in Brunnen, May 5-9, 2019 at Seehotel Waldstätterhof Brunnen.
Junior Scientists Participation Fellowships - The Scientific Leaders of the next Generation!
Thanks to the Division of Fundamental Research of the Swiss Chemical Society and the support of the industrial participants, every year 12-16 young promising European scientists (including Russia and Israel) at the beginning of their academic careers have received a fellowship to participate to the Bürgenstock conference. The intense interactions between junior and senior scientists have inspired much frontier research and are at the origin of many fruitful scientific collaborations.
The Organizing Committee asks leading scientists, former Presidents of the ‘Bürgenstock Conferences’, as well as Presidents of National Academies of Science to nominate candidates at the beginning of their career (< less than 5 years as independent group leader) for supported participation. The (typically) long list of candidates, complemented by spontaneous applications of interested young researchers, is reviewed by the President together with the Organizing Committee. They select a group of 12-16 junior scientists for support based on scientific excellence and diversity. A successfully completed PhD thesis is a prerequisite for consideration.
Since 2019, to promote early world-wide interactions among leading scientists of the next generation, a maximum of two fellowships each will be attributed to young scientists from North America and Asia/Oceania/Africa respectively. Nominations will be done exclusively by the Bürgenstock speakers from these areas of the last two years. Self-nominations are not possible.
The application for a JSP fellowship should include:
- a CV
- a publication list and
- at least one letter of reference
It should be sent to Prof. Jérôme Waser from the Organizing Committee ()
Deadline: December 1st, 2018.
Website of the Bürgenstock Conference 2019
David Spichiger, SCS
12.10.2018
Prix Schläfli (since 1866), call for nominations
The Prix Schläfli, one of the oldest science prizes in Switzerland (since 1866), is awarded by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) to young scientists for excellent articles resulting from PhDs in each one of the following natural sciences disciplines:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geosciences
- Physics
Eligible are young researchers who did their doctoral thesis at a Swiss University or Swiss nationals who did their PhD thesis abroad.
Candidates must have defended their doctoral thesis between 1 November 2015 and 31 October 2018. Nominations can be submitted by the supervisor of the candidate or by a SCNAT member society.
A jury is established for each of the four disciplines in order to evaluate the nominations. Prize consists of CHF 5000 and support for a conference participation in each of the scientific fields.
Nominations are submitted via an online form before 31 October 2018 (scnat.ch/prixschlaefli). Please consult the guidelines before applying: scnat.ch/prixschlaefli
Contact details:
Swiss Academy of Sciences
House of Academies
Laupenstrasse 7
P.O. Box
3001 Bern
Dr Anne Jacob
Phone +41 31 306 93 05
David Spichiger, SCS
16.06.2018
Ruzicka-Prize 2018: call for nominations
The Ruzicka-Prize is awarded each year to a young scientist for her/his outstanding, published contribution in the field of chemistry, achieved either in Switzerland or by a Swiss citizen abroad.
Proposals for candidates (age limit 40 years) may be submitted until September 25, 2018 (date of receipt) to the
Vice-President Research and Corporate Relations
Prof. Dr. Detlef Günther
ETH Zürich / HG F 57
Rämistrasse 101
CH-8092 Zürich
More details on:
https://www.chab.ethz.ch/outreach/oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/ruzicka-preis.html
David Spichiger, SCS
06.06.2018
Review and Photos SCS Spring Meeting 2018
On Friday, April 6, 2018 the SCS Spring Meeting 2018 took place at University of Neuchâtel. Five international experts gave an insight view into their current research and gave a lecture on the symposium topic «Bio-Inspired Chemistry».
Lectures of the SCS Spring Meeting 2018
| Prof. Leroy Cronin, University of Glasgow, UK «Combining Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Search & Discovery in Chemical Space» |
| Prof. Thomas Ward, University of Basel, Switzerland «Artificial Metalloenzymes: Challenges and Opportunities» |
| Prof. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, University of Strasbourg, France «From Chemical Topology to Molecular Machines» |
| Prof. Takashi Kato, University of Tokyo, Japan «Supramolecular Assemblies and Nanostructured Liquid Crystals for Future Materials» |
| Prof. Peng Yin, Wyss Institute, Harvard University, USA «Molecular Programming with DNA/RNA» |
Werner Prize Lectures 2018
The SCS President, Alain De Mesmaeker, also awarded the Werner Prize 2018 to Prof. Sandra Luber, University of Zurich for her independent research as young professors.
| Prof. Sandra Luber, University of Zurich «Advanced computational approaches for bio-inspired water splitting» |
More details about the program are available on the symposium website
http://scg.ch/springmeeting/2018
We thank all sponsors and exhibitors for their generous support that allowed us to organize this fantastic event:
Sponsors: SISF, SCNAT, SATW, MDPI, ChemPubSoc and Helvetica
Exhibitors: abcr GmbH, IGZ Instruments, Magritec, Merck
Photos of the Spring Meeting 2018
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David Spichiger, SCS
19.04.2018
Open Position @UniBE: Full Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology
University of Bern Faculty of Science
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Bern, Switzerland seeks excellent candidates with an outstanding publication record and an internationally recognized research programme in any area of
Pharmaceutical Technology
Candidates should demonstrate an exceptional potential to develop innovative research programmes in the general area of Drug Delivery and Targeting and be willing to cooperate with research institutions within and outside the University of Bern. In addition, the successful candidate is expected to play a leading role in the training and education of students in the pharmaceutical sciences. Profound experience in the theoretical and practical teaching aspects of pharmaceutical technology is a prerequisite.
The University of Bern is an equal opportunity employer and strives to increase the number of women in the faculty. Qualified female researchers are especially encouraged to apply.
The position is to be filled before or by August 1, 2019.
Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, a synopsis of their past, current and planned research (max 5 pages), a list of publications, indicating the 5 most relevant papers, and an outline of their teaching experience as a single PDF file to the Dean’s Office (email: ) and submit the completed online questionnaire (link to be found at http://www.dcb.unibe.ch/jobs).
Deadline for applications is May 15, 2018.
Informal inquiries can be addressed to Prof. Robert Häner, phone +41 (0) 31 631 43 82, email:
University of Bern, Faculty of Science, Dean's Office, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland,
David Spichiger, SCS
19.03.2018
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