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Research Associate in Catalysis and Machine Learning

The University of Manchester
Manchester
3 days ago
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Overview

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available for outstanding and ambitious researchers to join Prof. Igor Larrosa's team at the University of Manchester, working on Catalysis, Organometallic, Organic Chemistry and Machine Learning for a period of up to 36 months.


The project, funded by EPSRC, will involve exploring the use of machine learning to develop new tools for investigating catalytic reaction mechanisms, with a focus on homogeneous catalytic processes of interest in organic chemistry. This collaborative project with the Bures group (ICIQ) will build on proof-of-principle work recently published in Nature 2023, 613, 689.


Find out more about the Larrosa and Bures groups at:



  • https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/igor.larrosa/home.html
  • https://jordibures.wixsite.com/buresgroup

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a PhD in chemistry, with a proven track record in catalysis, organic and organometallic chemistry, and mechanistic investigation. The position is full time and available for up to three years, in the first instance.


Location and start date

The post will be based in the Chemistry Building at the Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, and is available from 1st November 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.


Applications

Applications should include a supporting statement and a CV, as part of the application. Forms and further particulars are available from our website www.manchester.ac.uk/jobsn


Diversity, equality and working arrangements

The School of Chemistry is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN Charter for gender equality in higher education. The School holds a Silver Award which recognises their good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff to achieve a good work-life balance. We particularly welcome applications from women for this post. Appointment will always be made on merit. For further information, please visit http://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/about-us/athena-swan/


We positively welcome applications from women, who are currently under-represented at this grade. Appointment will be made on merit.


The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.


Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more here. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.


Feedback and enquiries

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.


Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.


Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to .


Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.


Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:


Name: Prof. Igor Larrosa


Email:


General enquiries:


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Technical support:


https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home


This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.


Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification.


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