Research Fellow in Computational Organic Chemistry
Employer: UCL
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 12 Apr 2025
About us
The Chemistry Department at UCL is one of the top-ranked departments in the UK and is committed to supporting excellence in both research and teaching. The Chemistry Department has over 60 members of academic staff carrying out world-leading research, with an annual research income of around £15 million, derived from many sources including UKRI (EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC, and NERC), European Commission and a wide range of charities and industrial partners in the UK, Europe, and the USA. A multidisciplinary research ethos is fully embedded in our activities in the Department with highly innovative research programs across Engineering and Bioscience Departments and elsewhere at UCL as well as nationally, internationally and with industry. Details about our research can be found on the departmental website here.
About the role
Fluorinated molecules have many applications across a range of scientific fields as the carbon-fluorine bond imparts useful properties, including altering the molecular shape. In this project we will take a combined experimental and computational approach to study the chemistry of under explored classes of highly reactive fluorinated organic molecules. The postholder will be required to model the structures and predict NMR spectra of a range of small organic molecules, model their reactions with a range of possible reaction partners, calculate the energies of plausible transition states for these reaction pathways and work together with the synthetic chemists on the project to develop an understanding of the reactivity of these novel compounds. The postholder will work in an interdisciplinary environment so excellent team-working and communication skills will be required. The position is funded by the Leverhulme Trust for up to 17 months. The candidate will join the research groups of Tom Sheppard and Mike Porter in the Department of Chemistry at University College London. Information about the groups can be found at Tom Sheppard and Mike Porter.
About you
The successful candidate will have a PhD degree (or be about to be awarded a PhD) in organic chemistry, computational chemistry or equivalent subject. Experience in electronic structure calculations applied to the study of organic reactions, together with a good publication track record, a demonstrated commitment to excellence, and excellent skills with computational chemistry software are required. They will be required to work in a multidisciplinary environment and have effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
1. 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday, and 6 closure days)
2. Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
3. Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
4. Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
5. Immigration loan
6. Relocation scheme for certain posts
7. On-Site nursery
8. On-site gym
9. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
10. Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
11. Discounted medical insurance
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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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