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Research Associate in Homogeneous Catalysis / Computational Chemistry x 2 positions, London
Client: University of Bristol
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 21bf90e1f3cf
Job Views: 3
Posted: 18.07.2025
Expiry Date: 01.09.2025
Job Description:
The role
We are seeking to fill a number of postdoctoral research associate positions aligned with a Prosperity Partnership project involving AstraZeneca and Labman: drEAMcat - Earth-Abundant Metal Catalysis in the Production of Pharmaceutical Drugs. The core aim of drEAMcat is to develop catalytic processes for synthesizing active pharmaceutical ingredients using sustainable, Earth-abundant metals like iron and nickel. The project aims to replace noble metal catalysts in AstraZeneca processes, combining catalyst synthesis with high-throughput experimentation (HTE), automation, and digital chemistry to reduce experimental and computational mechanistic study times from years to weeks or days, enabling rapid implementation of EAM-catalyzed transformations.
**What will you be doing?**
If your expertise is in homogeneous catalysis, your focus will be on designing, applying, and investigating the mechanisms of Earth-abundant (3d transition) metal-based catalysts, using classical organometallic and organic synthetic methodologies combined with automated approaches and high-throughput screening. If your background is in computational chemistry, you will support synthetic chemists by providing detailed mechanistic insights and analyzing experimental results with calculated descriptors/features. These data, generated using electronic structure methods, will underpin models for the accelerated optimization of 3d element catalysts, validated experimentally.
**You should apply if:**
You are a highly motivated individual with a strong background in either homogeneous catalytic chemistry, preferably with experience in 3d metal catalysis and/or mechanistic studies, or computational chemistry, particularly electronic structure calculations (DFT/WFT), ideally with some expertise in 3d metal catalysis or related areas. Good communication skills are essential, and you should be enthusiastic about interdisciplinary collaboration, routinely interacting with researchers in synthetic and computational chemistry, as well as HTE and automation specialists. You will be able to work independently, possess excellent experimental or computational skills, have project-management experience, and work well as part of a team. You should have, or be about to obtain, a PhD or equivalent, demonstrating extensive experience in catalytic or computational chemistry.
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