Postdoctoral Research Associate in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time

Full time - 35 hours per week

Fixed term - 12 months

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Must hold a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry or will submit PhD thesis before commencement of post.
  • Good publication record.
  • Experience in developing new synthetic methodologies, in particular, radical decarboxylation reactions and C-H dunctionalisations of pharmaceutical compounds.
  • Experience in reaction optimisation and synthetic route development on a wide range of scales (milligrams to decagrams).
  • Experience with developing light-mediated reactions with various commercial photoreactors.

£39,347 to £46,974 per annum (Grade 7)



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