Lecturer in Digital Chemistry for Synthesis

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Bristol, ENGLAND
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 14 Mar 2024

The role

The School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol invites applications for a Lecturer in Digital Chemistry for Synthesis. 

The School is one of the largest, most globally engaged and vibrant Chemistry departments in the UK. Bristol Chemistry has wide-ranging intellectual strength across the entire discipline, a culture of entrepreneurial activity, and an awareness of global impact and environment. We envisage that the successful candidate will play a key role in implementing digital chemistry approaches to synthetic chemistry challenges within the TECS CDT and will contribute to the School’s strategic ambitions in Digital and Synthetic Chemistry. We interpret digital chemistry broadly, to include the use of new digital/data tools, working alongside more conventional approaches, to the chemical sciences. The post offers a unique opportunity to join a School of Chemistry that thrives on collegiality, scholarship and impact, at an exciting time in our history.

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the School’s strategic priorities of digital chemistry and synthesis. They will develop and deliver postgraduate training within our Centre for Doctoral Training in Technology-Enhanced Chemical Synthesis. They will act as a facilitator of the use of digital techniques within synthetic chemistry research contexts, and will develop their own independent research career at the interfaces of digital chemistry and chemical synthesis.

You should apply if

We are seeking outstanding applicants with a proven track record in chemical synthesis or digital chemistry applied to synthetic chemistry challenges. 

There is another vacancy linked to Digital Chemistry we would encourage you to view. Please add ACAD107297 into the jobs board search field. 

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended with fixed funding for 5 years

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 14/03/2024

Shortlisting is anticipated to take place in March 2024

Interviews are anticipated to take place in April 2024

For informal queries, please contact: 

Jonathan Clayden, CDT director – [email protected]

Natalie Fey, CDT Digital Chemistry Lead – [email protected]

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy  to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.



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