Closing Date
Friday 21 March 2025

Reference
SCI111325

Location: GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham

Contract type: Full-time (36.25 hours) and fixed-term (12 months) to start on/after 17th March 2025

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic organic chemist for a Research Associate/Fellow post in the research group of Professor Hon Wai Lam ( https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~pczhl ), based in the GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.

This project is in the area of organic synthesis for advanced energetic materials and is funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). Areas of focus include the synthesis and nitration of strained caged compounds.

Candidates must:

• Hold a PhD (or be close to completion) in synthetic organic chemistry.
• Have a proven track record of excellence in contemporary organic synthesis including: the synthesis and purification of organic compounds on mg to multi-gram scales, an ability to use air and moisture sensitive reagents and catalysts effectively, an ability to characterise and deduce the structures of complicated molecular architectures through modern spectroscopic techniques (primarily 1D and 2D NMR and mass spectrometry).
• Have excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

Recruitment to this post is subject to DSTL security clearances

Informal enquiries may be address to Hon Wai Lam (hon.lam@nottingham.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

The University of Nottingham is a research intensive university ranked in the world top 100 providing teaching excellence to its 45,000 students across five campuses.