Postdoctoral Associate

MSU Jobs • Starkville, MS

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About The Position

Postdoctoral associate for studies in “Development of Synthetic Methodology and Applications in Natural Products Total Synthesis” For information on the Department of Chemistry, please visit www.chemistry.msstate.edu

Requirements

• PhD in synthetic organic chemistry including skills in working in moisture and air free conditions.
• Extensive experience in acquiring and interpreting NMR spectra, including 2D-work.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in synthetic organic methods development and applications to natural product total synthesis.
• Expertise in DFT calculations and ideally applications to NMR predictions.
• Expertise in synthetic chemistry – broad range of reactions.
• Accomplished purifications skills (chromatography, HPLC, etc.).
• Air-free chemistries.
• Mechanistic studies.
• Accomplished NMR spectroscopy.

Responsibilities

• Operate and demonstrate leadership in laboratory safety.
• Design, plan and execute experiments to achieve project goals.
• Collect spectroscopic data to fully characterize all newly synthesized organic molecules.
• Write the experimental parts and draft manuscripts for submission of manuscripts acknowledging start-up support from Mississippi State University.
• Advise graduate and undergraduate students in the Lovely group.
• Organize, maintain and keep instrumentation and consumables of the lab.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees