Pdra in Organic Chemistry

2 weeks ago


University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate in organic chemistry and chemical biology, in a project supervised by Dr Chris Spicer in the Department of Chemistry. This fixed term position is funded by the Wellcome Trust for a period of 3 years. The post holder will join an interdisciplinary team of chemists and biochemists in the Spicer Group, designing new chemical tools to improve the accuracy of _in vitro_ tissue models. The project specifically aims to develop new classes of stimuli-responsive peptides, as part of a wider highly collaborative programme working with biomaterial scientists and cell biologists.

**Department**:
**Role**:
**Skills, Experience & Qualification needed**:

- First degree in Chemistry or related area, PhD in organic chemistry or chemical biology (or have submitted a PhD thesis prior to taking up the appointment)
- Highly developed communication skills to engage effectively with a wide ranging audience, both orally and in writing; Ability to write up research work for publication; Ability to develop research objectives, projects and proposals for own and joint research; Competency to conduct individual and collaborative research projects
- Experience of carrying out both independent and collaborative research; Experience of writing up research work for publication; Ability to work as part of a team and also to work independently using own initiative; Ideally with experience of bioconjugation and peptide/protein chemistry

**Interview date**:To be confirmed

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