PhD student in Chemistry with specialization Organic Chemistry - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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Department of Chemistry – BMC conducts research and education in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and organic chemistry. More than 100 people, including around 45 PhD students, work at the department. New employees and students are recruited from all over the world and English is the main working language. The department is located at the Biomedical Centre in Uppsala, which facilitates collaborations with research groups in biology, pharmacy, medicine and SciLifeLab and gives access to advanced infrastructure for experimental and theoretical studies. The international environment and good opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations enables PhD students at the department to participate in relevant research projects and prepare for an international research career. Read more about the research at The Department of Chemistry – BMC at our website.

One PhD position is available in the laboratories of Professor Jan Streuff at the Department of Chemistry - BMC. The Streuff Group is working in the fields of homogeneous catalysis and organic synthesis. The project comprises the development of new transition-metal-catalyzed reductive couplings and asymmetric transformations. The PhD student is expected to actively engage in all aspects of the research. The tasks will include the synthesis of reaction precursors and catalysts, reaction optimization and application, analysis and interpretation of results, full characterization of new products, precise documentation, as well as reporting the results on a regular basis and forward planning. 

Duties
PhD students with employment in our department are normally expected to teach and participate in general departmental work, such as instrument maintenance, to a level corresponding to a maximum of 20% of the employment time. The successful candidate is expected to actively engage in all aspects of the research, tasks will include the synthesis of reaction precursors and catalysts, reaction optimization and application, analysis and interpretation of the results, full characterization of new products, precise documentation, as well as reporting the results on a regular basis and forward planning.

Requirements

• To be eligible for doctoral education, a basic higher education equivalent to at least 240 ECTS credits, including at least 60 ECTS credits at second-cycle level, or essentially equivalent competences acquired in some other way, is required. More information about the general requirements can be found here.  
• To be admitted to the doctoral education programme in Chemistry with specialization in organic chemistry, 90 ECTS credits in chemistry or courses relevant to the chemistry field, including 40 ECTS credits in organic chemistry at second-cycle level, or essentially equivalent competences acquired in some other way, are required. More information about the subject specific requirements can be found here. 
• Very good English proficiency in speech and writing.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities such as good collaborative skills, motivation and independence, as well as how the applicant through his/her experience and competence is judged to have the abilities necessary to develop within and acquire the doctoral education.

Additional qualifications
A master thesis in the area of organic chemistry is considered a strong merit. Hands-on experience with NMR spectroscopic analysis and from working under inert gas atmosphere as well as a strong background in synthetic organic chemistry will be considered as advantage. Experience from research (for example BSc and MSc thesis projects, academic internships, or company research) will be seen as a strong merit. 

PhD students are normally engaged for some teaching at undergraduate and graduate level. Previous experience from teaching/mentoring, even from environments outside the school/university, as well as other outreach activities may therefore be meritorious.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Jan Streuff, jan.streuff@kemi.uu.se, +46 18 471 38 01.

Please submit your application by 5 January 2022, UFV-PA 2022/4803.

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