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The School of Chemistry teaches more than 2000 undergraduate students each year from many different faculties and offers four different undergraduate programs leading to majors in chemistry that are taught in five teaching laboratories specialising in First Year, Synthetic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry.
The Postdoctoral Fellow (Level A) will contribute to a defined research program in synthetic medicinal chemistry, with a focus on generating novel compounds, analogue series for downstream screening and characterisation. The role will require creative problem-solving, careful purification and structural characterisation, and the ability to adapt synthetic routes for structurally diverse targets.
The successful candidate will work closely with collaborators across analytical chemistry and drug discovery to ensure that compounds are suitable for subsequent biophysical and biological evaluation.
About The Role
$113K - $121K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
Fixed Term – 2 years with a possible extension for another 1 year
Full time (35 hours per week)
The role reports to Professor Vinh Nguyen and has no direct reports.
Specific Responsibilities For This Role Include
Contribute independently or as a team member in collaborative research with a focus to enhance the quality of research outcomes in the discipline area.
Conduct research (as per the norms of the discipline) and/or enable research teams to create scholarly output that is recognised by peers.
Undertake specific research project/s under the guidance of a research leader and contribute to development of research