英国伦敦大学玛丽女王学院招聘两名有机化学和催化博士后助理研究员

School of Biological and Chemical Sciences

Postdoctoral Research Assistant, working in Organic Chemistry and Catalysis

ERC Starting Grant, Ref: QMUL3545

Two Postdoctoral Research positions are available at Queen Mary University of London (QML) with Dr Igor Larrosa, working in Organic Chemistry and Catalysis.

QML is one of UK’s leading research-focused higher education institutions, with a budget of £285 million per annum.

The available positions are funded from a European Research Council Starting Grant project entitled ‘Make it Simple: Towards a New Era for Organic Synthesis’.

The Larrosa group’s research interests are in the areas of decarboxylative and C–H activation. The activation of inert C–H bonds and their transformation into versatile functionalities is an emerging and exciting field in synthetic organic chemistry that represents an important advance towards atom and step economy. This project will involve the development of novel metal catalysed C–H activation based transformations. In particular, this project aims at the design and development of novel multi-metallic catalytic cycles able to form carbon-carbon bonds between two coupling partners via green activation methods.

For some background information on the group’s research read:
- P. Ricci, K. Kramer, X. C. Cambeiro, I. Larrosa J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13258.
- X. C. Cambeiro, T. C. Boorman, P. Lu, I. Larrosa Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1781.
- J. Cornella, M. Righi, I. Larrosa Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9429.
- P. Lu, T. C. Boorman, A. M. Z. Slawin, I. Larrosa J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 5580

The successful candidates will have a PhD in chemistry, with a solid grounding in catalysis, organic and/or organometallic chemistry.

These positions are full time and available for two years. The starting salary will be £32,820 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

For further information about the School, please see http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Larrosa via email i.larrosa@qmul.ac.uk

Webpage: http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/staff/igorlarrosa.html

To apply, please visit the Human Resources website on http://www.jobs.qmul.ac.uk/ and search for reference number QMUL3545.

Application enquiries should be made to recruitment@qmul.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 20 April 2014. Interviews will most likely be held in the second week of May 2014.

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