Job Description

The Chiba's group at CCEB is seeking to hire a postdoctoral researcher/research fellow to facilitate research in the development of new organic photocatalysts that enable sustainable molecular transformations for the synthesis of complex molecules

Key purposes:

The candidate will be expected:

to be engaged in the development of new photocatalytic/electrochemical molecular transformations
to be engaged in the investigation of detailed reaction mechanisms

Key Responsibilities:

Daily experiments and analyses of the data obtained from them
To oversee the project team to advance the project
To submit weekly reports on the experimental results
To give an oral presentation in group meeting
To summarize the project as the papers (one or two / year)
To assist planning and elaboration of the future funding proposals

Job Requirements:

Master's or PhD Degree in Synthetic Organic Chemistry or related field.
At least 5 years experiences in synthetic organic chemistry as graduate and/or postdoctoral fellow level in advanced institutions.
Analytical skills in NMR, mass spec, IR, UV-vis, potentiostat, etc.
Skills in handling of air-sensitive materials and transient species in synthetic photochemistry.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.