Assistant professor (post-doc) at the Organic Synthesis Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry

29 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Wroclaw

Department

Faculty of Chemistry

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

1 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

Tbd

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

12.2024.ZSO.WCH.AH

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of an assistant professor (post-doc) at the Organic Synthesis Research Group, Faculty ofChemistry

No 12.2024.ZSO.WCH of 29.01.2024

Institute / Department: Organic Synthesis Research Group, Faculty ofChemistry

Position: assistant professor (post-doc)

Type of position: research

· in research discipline: organic chemistry

· in research field: chemical sciences

Number of position/vacancies: 1

Application deadline: 1st March 2024

Expected contest results: March 2024

Envisaged job starting date: April 2024 r.

Type of contract: full time, temporary

Employment period: up to 24 months

Salary: 140 000 PLN / year (take-home pay: ca. 6 400 PLN / month)

Applications are invited from those who fulfil the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act from 20th July 2018 (Dz. U. z 2018 r., poz. 1668) and the statutes of the University of Wroclaw.

Job description:

From dendrimers to macrocycles: exploring covalent templates in the synthesis of large aromatics (principal investigator: Dr Marcin Majewski).

The structural diversity and unique repertoire of methods used to synthesize aromatic macrocycles has made them one of the fastest developing fields of modern organic chemistry. Such architectures represent a vibrant and interesting conglomerate of structure-property relationships, ranging from nature-based, functional molecules (such as porphyrins), through industrial reaction mediators, to enormous, human-made assemblies acting as models for molecular wires or chemical sensors.

A general challenge in constructing nanoscale, shape-persistent structures lies in harnessing the macrocyclization step. We also need to search for ways to drive the reactions toward a specific ring size and to compete with other processes. One of the possible solutions is the use of templates: supporting structures, which act as an internal scaffolding. This project aims to create templates in the form of dendrimers – web-like, branching molecules, which can be expanded very fast using simple, iterative procedures into much larger assemblies. The dendrimers would act as tethers to bring various aromatic building blocks together in space, thus facilitating their coupling into cycles. This requires multiple testing of different designs, dendrimer lengths and configurations to maximize the target product outcome. Once made, the macrocyclic structure would unambiguously solved by spectroscopic methods, leading the way to more advanced studies aimed at checking, how they can be used as functional materials.

Requirements:

1. Doctoral degree in synthetic organic chemistry, or in related fields, obtained not earlier than in 2016. The degree must be recognized in Poland (if necessary, nostrification of the degree must be carried out prior to employment). For details, see: https://kwalifikator.nawa.gov.pl/ .

2. Scientific achievements in the field of synthetic organic chemistry, documented in peer-reviewed publications.

3. Experience in designing and carrying out multi-step chemical syntheses, also in anaerobic conditions and on the milligram scale.

4. Experience in the use of analytical methods for the characterization of organic compounds, including NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

5. Experience in mentoring undergraduate and/or PhD students.

6. Active participation in scientific research and research projects.

7. Fluency in spoken and written English.

8. Publications in renowned international scientific journals within the discipline of chemical sciences.

Responsibilities at the workplace:

1. Carrying out research as part of the NCN SONATA project in a research team.

2. Designing and conducting chemical syntheses; product characterization; analytical studies.

3. Participation in scientific meetings, seminars, preparation of scientific publications and progress reports, and active participation in international scientific conferences and other scientific trips.

4. Supervision of undergraduate students.

 

The application for the competition should include:

Curriculum vitae.

Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire ).

A photocopy of the diploma of Phd degree.

Statement whether the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement ).

Declaration of the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research, and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline, the percentage of their involvement in each of these disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline ).

Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113 ).

Self-presentation (information about scientific, teaching, organizational, and other achievements).

List scientific publications in the last ten years.

Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his or her scientific achievements, or an explanation of the lack of them.

Application for employment addressed to JM Rector including a description of applicant’s scientific interests.

The CV should include the following note:I consent, within the meaning of Articles 4 and 7 of RODO, i.e. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Official Journal of the EU L of 4.05.2016, pp. 1-88), to the processing of my personal data by the University of Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, for the purpose of recruitment for employment at the University of Wrocław. I am aware that the consent given may be withdrawn at any time in a manner appropriate to its giving.

All the documents should be send only in an electronic form to the following address: [email protected] with the subject of the message: "assistant professor (post-doc).12.ZSO.WCH.AH".

Additional information:

The University of Wrocław reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.

Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.

The University of Wrocław reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.

The University of Wrocław reserves the right to cancel the competition.

The University of Wrocław does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process: https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/en/information-clause-for-persons-participating-in-the-recruitment-process-2/

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Internal Application form(s) needed
Scientific-discipline-declaration-UWr_eng_8.pdf
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Workplace-statement-UWr_eng_8.pdf
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PERSONAL-DATA-FORM-FOR-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICANT_eng_8.pdf
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Wrocław

Country

Poland

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

50-137 Wrocław

Website

https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/en/

Street

pl. Uniwersytecki 1

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED