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We are pleased to invite applications for a postdoctoral research position in the McAuley Group, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, working on a Research Ireland funded project focused on the development of sustainable synthetic technologies.
The project, Sustainable Synthetic Transformations: Replacing Photons with Electrons, aims to develop electrochemical alternatives to conventional photoredox catalysis. The research will explore how electrochemical radical initiation can be used to drive synthetically useful transformations under milder, more scalable, and more sustainable conditions, reducing reliance on toxic or rare metal-based initiators and minimising chemical waste.
This interdisciplinary project sits at the interface of synthetic organic chemistry, physical electrochemistry, and reaction engineering. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and mechanistic study of electrochemically initiated radical reactions, alongside the design of scalable electrochemical flow systems suitable for future industrial translation.
Application Procedure
Applicants should submit a Cover Letter and full Curriculum Vitae to include the names and contact details of 2 referees (including email addresses), to:-
Prof. Chris Batchelor-McAuley
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