Post-doc in organocatalysts

Highlights:

1. An immediate opening of an NSF-supported post-doctoral research position at the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio.

2. To study modularly designed organocatalysts in asymmetric synthesis and catalysis.
3. A successful candidate should have solid trainings in organic synthesis and/or synthetic methodology development,

4. Please send your CV and research summary to Dr. Cong-Gui Zhao (cong.zhao@utsa.edu ) for consideration.

5. Salary of this position will commensurate with experience and past achievements.

6. Benefits package (such as health insurance and retirement-matching) will be provided for this position, too. The University of Texas at San Antonio is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Life science Postdoctoral position available

Highlights:

1. Our lab has recently demonstrated that the snoRNA HBII-52 that is not expressed by people with Prader- Willi syndrome regulates alternative splicing of the serotonin 5 HT2C receptor.

2. We have now identified more than eight other pre-mRNAs that are regulated by the snoRNA HBII-52. The project will aim to a) understand the mechanism of snoRNA action, b) identify targets for other snoRNAs from the Prader-Willi critical region, c) develop mechanisms to substitute the loss of snoRNAs .

3. We are looking for a post doc with previous experience in RNA to join our team that studies pre-mRNA splicing. More information about the research is found at http://www.stamms-lab.net/
4. The position is funded by the NIH until 2013.

PhD studentship in Biology

Highlights:

1. A PhD studentship is available immediately in the Structural Biology Group at the ESRF (http://www.esrf.fr/UsersAndScience/Experiments/MX)

2. The goal is to further the knowledge of the mechanism of phosphoryl transfer as catalysed by phosphoryl transferase enzymes. To reveal the fine details of the reaction mechanism you will study enzyme - transition state analogue complexes by combining high-resolution X-ray crystallography with solution 19F –NMR.

3. The combination of these techniques has already provided a model for the reaction mechanism of b-phosphoglucomutase and the study will now be extended to systems, in particular protein kinases, that are important as potential targets in the treatment of cancer. The studentship is based in the Structural Biology Group at the ESRF which provides state of the art facilities through the Partnership for Structural Biology (http://www.psb-grenoble.eu/).

4. The work is a collaboration with the group of Prof. Jonathan Waltho, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Sheffield, UK (www.shef.ac.uk/mbb/) where the 19F –NMR experiments will be conducted.

MPhil/PhD positions in the field of Computational Geochemistry

Highlights:

1. MPhil/PhD positions in the field of Computational Geochemistry.

2. Projects will involve modeling energetic and spectroscopic properties of molecular clusters such as neutral and ionic water clusters, as well as select metal/water cluster systems, at ambient and extreme geological conditions.

3. Several different ab initio methodologies will be applied and there will be a possibility to combine this theoretical work with experimental ion cluster studies using our new ESI FT- ICR/MS IRMPD facility.

4. Successful applicants will join a dynamic, research-oriented department with strong collaborative links to the Physics, Chemistry and other natural science departments as well as to high-performance supercomputing facilities on campus.

5. Applicants should hold a first class or upper- second class B.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in Geochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline and should be highly motivated to perform fundamental simulation and modeling studies. Further details may be obtained from:

6. Dr. Kono H. Lemke, Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong

email: kono@hku.hk

tel.: 852 (0) 2241 5474,

fax.: 852 (0) 2517 6912

Postdoctoral position opening in colloidal chemistry or interfacial phenomena

Highlights:

1. A postdoctoral position is available immediately with Prof. Li-Jen Chen in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National Taiwan University.
2. The ideal candidate would have significant experience in colloidal chemistry or interfacial phenomena.
3. The applicant will work in the area of wetting phenomena as well as wetting transition at liquid or solid surfaces either experimentally or theoretically. Interested applicants should have a PhD in chemical engineering, physics, chemistry, or a related field is required. The applicant should have a strong desire to conduct independent research.
4. The applicant will be expected to write publications and proposals and present work at conferences. The position will be for one year (extendable to 2 more years) and carries a competitive salary and full benefits.
5. Send a curriculum vitae including names of 3 references, a publication list and a cover letter that describes your research and expertise to:
6. Prof. Li-Jen Chen Department of Chemical Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei,

Taiwan 10617

FAX: 886+2+23623296 l

jchen@ntu.edu.tw

PhD and PDF positions: Bioinoganic, Inorganic, Organic, Organometallic, Single Molecule, Supramolecular Chemistry, Coloids, Catalysis, Ionic Liquids

Highlights:

1. ITQB Chemists are looking for highly motivated and qualified candidates toapply to the upcoming FCT grants call for PhD and PDF positions.

2. Interested students should send an e-mail to chemistry@itqb.unl.pt with cvand motivation letter no later than August 17th.

3. The selection of potential FCT candidates will be made on August 18th andeventual interviews will take place on the 20th. All students will becontacted.

4. Chemistry at ITQB includes:
Wide diversity of areas
a. Bioinoganic, Inorganic, Organic, Organometallic, Single Molecule, andSupramolecular Chemistry, Coloids, Catalysis, and Ionic Liquids

5. EU funded research projects

6. Collaboration with pharmaceutical industry

7. International partners (EU & USA)

8. Two start-up companies on site (pharmaceuticals and nanotechnology)

9. Training opportunities in partner labs

10. More detail:
http://www.itqb.unl.pt/

Call for Applications to Individual Post-Doctoral Grants 2009

Highlights:

1. In accordance with Regulamento de Formação Avançada e Qualificação de Recursos Humanos, and taking into account the applicability of the Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica, approved by Law n. 40/2004 of August 18, the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) (PORTUGAL) opens a call for the funding of individual post-doctoral grants (BPD).

2. These grants are meant for doctoral degree holders, preferably having been awarded the degree in the last 5 years, for the performance of advanced research work in Portuguese or foreign research institutions of known good standing. Post-doctoral grnts in a foreign country will only be awarded in excepcional conditions, requiring proof in an unambiguous way that they serve national strategic interests.

3. Period of the Call: The Call is open from June 15th to 5pm, Lisbon time, on September 1st and will only have one evaluation cycle.

4. Applications: Individual applications must be submitted electronically, using the web application available at: http://concursos.fct.mctes.pt/bolsas

Postdoctoral position in Organic Chemistry in France

Highlights:
1. The Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules (UCB), Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry at the Institut Pasteur (Paris, France), has an opening for a full-time postdoctoral research position in glycochemistry.

2.  This postdoctoral position is available from October 2009 for one year and possibly subjected to a one year renewal.

3. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary network of organic chemists, structural chemists, microbiologists, and immunologists.

4. He/She will take part in a research program dedicated to the development of new anti-infectious vaccines. He/She will be responsible for developing efficient innovative synthetic strategies to complex bacterial oligosaccharides, and conjugates thereof. Besides, he/she will be involved in the development of new purification and analysis methods suitable for the later targets.

Postdoctoral Research positions in homogeneous catalysis and transition metal chemistry

Highlights:

1. Starting Sept. - Dec. 2009

2. In the research group of Prof. Kenneth Nicholas,Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Oklahoma,Norman, OK 73019

3. Three projects:

Transition-Metal Catalyzed Nitrogenation of Hydrocarbons
Catalyst Evolution by Dynamic Templating (with Transition State Analogs)
Chemicals and Fuels via Deoxydehydration of Biomass-Derived Polyols

4.  Preferred background for candidates:
- synthetic and/or mechanistic organic, inorganic, organometallic chemistry and/or homogeneous catalysis
- tools: air-free techniques, compound isolation, characterization by spectroscopy, kinetics, QM computational methods
- Ph. D. completed

5. Stipend: $30,000/yr (+ health insurance); 1 year appointment with extension possible by mutual agreement

6. Send application/vita + 2-3 reference letters from research mentors to above address or to knicholas@ou.edu; 405-325-3696

7. Webaddress for KN: http://chem.ou.edu/Details/Kenneth-M.-Nicholas.html) and for OU Chem-Biochem. dept.: http://chem.ou.edu/