Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Chemistry

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic
Chemistry to work under the supervision of Professor Véronique Gouverneur for
a period of up to 6 months. The post is funded by the ERC and EPSRC



The project involves the development of novel solutions to facilitate the
preparation of these molecules by merging two of the groups existing research
streams, flouorine-18 radiochemistry and asymmetric catalysis. The aim of the
project is the discovery of new asymmetric radiofluorination methods for the
preparation of enantioenriched PET radiotracers.





Find out more about the Gouverneur group at:gouverneur group





**About you**





Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry or a related area (or be close to
completion) prior to taking up the appointment. The successful candidate must
have expertise in synthetic organic chemistry, fluorine chemistry, PET
radiochemistry (particularly the development of radiochemical methodology with
fluorine-18) and asymmetric catalysis.





You will be expected to manage your own academic research and administrative
activities. This involves small scale project management, to coordinate
multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. You will test hypotheses and
analyse scientific date from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining
working hypotheses as appropriate.





The post will be based in the Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research
Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA and is available immediately.





**Application Process**





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required
to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your application. In your
supporting statement (<5 pages), please explain how you meet each of the
selection criteria found in the job description.





**Certificates, references and research papers should not be provided at this
stage.**





The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday, Tuesday 23 July 2024, UK
time. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.





The University of Oxford and The Department of Chemistry are Silver Athena
SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and
ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in Chemistry research
posts in Oxford.