Post-doc

1 Sep 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry
Chemistry » Biochemistry
Chemistry » Computational chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

30 Sep 2023 - 15:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

15 Oct 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

This project aims to address one important aspect of sustainable chemistry, namely, discovery of novel methodologies to convert hazardous or unwanted chemical waste into useful high-value products and pharmaceuticals. We will provide new strategies leading to valuable building blocks and pharmaceuticals based on computational calculations (using Allchemy software developed in our research group). Such multistep chemical and chemo-enzymatic pathways designed by the computer will be selected and executed in the laboratory.

• Description of tasks: Person employed in this position will be responsible forperforming computational calculations, verification that pathways are novel (comparison with databases of published reactions), planning experiments, performing chemical and chemo-enzymatic experiments in the chemical laboratory, analysis and identification of chemical compounds, analysis of obtained results, participation in the writing of manuscripts, presentation of project results.

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Required competencies

• Hold a PhD in Chemistry (or related) for no longer than 7 years.
• Have high level of practical expertise in synthetic organic chemistry.
• Have high level of practical knowledge of analytical techniques - NMR, HPLC, GC, MS.
• Have an excellent general knowledge of organic chemistry.
• Communicate well in English in writing and in oral and visual presentations, and be able to write reports for publication in scientific journals.
• Scientific experience documented by publications in established journals;
• Be highly motivated and have a strong commitment to research.

Desirable competences

• Be creative, independent and responsible.

Specific Requirements

ATTENTION! In the title of the e-mail, please enter "Recruitment - Anna Zadlo-Dobrowolska"

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Chemistry

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

Additional Information
Benefits

Terms of employment: salary including employer’s costs 10 000 PLN per month (~ 8 300 PLN gross),full-time,12 months contract with possibility of extension

Benefits: private medical care package

Career development opportunities: publishing in high IF papers (Nature, Science, Angewandte, JACS), work in a young, dynamically developing team, access to research infrastructure, international cooperation with Prof. Grzybowski (UNIST South Korea, ICHO PAN)

Eligibility criteria

• Candidate's Curriculum Vitae
• description of scientific achievements, including a list of publications, ongoing projects, etc.
• diplomas and certificates confirming qualifications, completed courses, completed training, etc.
• cover letter
• letters of recommendation and references from previous employers/supervisors
• consent to the processing of the Candidate's personal data for the purposes of the competition

Along with the required documents, please submit (or send a scan) a signed consent to the processing of personal data available at: https://www.icho.edu.pl/en/cooperations/career/

Selection process

Candidate evaluation criteria:

• scientific achievements measured by the quality and quantity of scientific publications or granted/pending patents

• Candidate's professional experience

• creativity and independence in conducting research

• career mobility (research internships, work in industry, change of scientific profile)

• ability to work in a team

• awards or distinctions

• opinions about the Candidate contained in the letters of recommendation

• language knowledge enabling conducting scientific research

• general knowledge of organic chemistry

Additional comments

Additional information:

Project manager: dr Anna Żądło-Dobrowolska

Head of the scientific group: Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski

e-mail: azadlo@icho.edu.pl

 

Secretariat

Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Kasprzaka 44/52 Street

01-224 Warsaw

Phone: +48 22 631 8788

e-mail: rekrutacja@icho.edu.pl

ATTENTION! In the title of the e-mail, please enter "Recruitment - Anna Zadlo-Dobrowolska"

Website for additional job details

https://www.icho.edu.pl/en/cooperations/career/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Organic Chemistry PAS

Country

Poland

State/Province

Mazowieckie

City

Warsaw

Postal Code

01-224

Street

Kasprzaka 44/52

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

rekrutacja@icho.edu.pl

Contact

City

Warsaw

Website

https://www.icho.edu.pl

Street

Kasprzaka 44/52

Postal Code

01-224

E-Mail

azadlo@icho.edu.pl

STATUS: EXPIRED