Post-doctoral researcher in organic and supramolecular chemistry

Employeur

The University of Bordeaux is a great dynamic and responsible university that cares about the well-being of its staff. Joining us means working in a privileged environment within a particularly diverse and open professional community, benefiting from welcome and inclusion schemes, training and internal mobility. It means participating in an academic, scientific and human adventure. It means committing to meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

Join the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM) – of the University of Bordeaux!

ISM brings together a community of organic and physical-chemical researchers interested in molecular structures, and working on their design, synthesis, characterization, reactivity and analysis in various environments. The Institute's expertise is based on a number of key skills: theorists in quantum chemistry, molecular and reaction dynamics, synthetic organic chemists, physical-chemical experimentalists (spectroscopy, photochemistry, molecular recognition and analysis), working in 10 research groups and 3 technical platforms.

As part of the project Receptors Acridinium for Supramolecular Separations (ACROSS), funded by the National Research Agency (ANR) we are recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry W/M.

Votre mission

The solvophobic effect is a widespread driving force for host-guest chemistry. Like H2O, perfluorocarbons (PFCs) are interesting solvents for the confinement of supramolecular receptors. New poly-acridinium receptors will be confined in PFCs and H2O and exploited for the selective extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from an organic source phase to a receptor phase through a transport phase (PFC or H2O).

In this fundamental project, light will be used to drive the selective transport of HAP guests out of balance to enrich the reception phase with the desired solute. Finally, a systematic comparative study between PFC and H2O will allow estimating the enthalpic and entropic contributions of the two solvents in order to rationalize their solvophobic effect.

Based on promising preliminary results, poly-acridinium supramolecular receptors confined in PFCs and H2O will be developed to achieve more efficient and selective liquid/liquid purification processes. This project will be implemented in three Work Packages (WPs) and will involve three partners.

# Organic Synthesis

•       You perform multi-step syntheses of supramolecular receptors

•       You characterize receptors: NMR, mass spectrometry, ...

# Supramolecular chemistry

•       You characterize interactions at play in supramolecular complexes

•       You characterize optical and magnetic properties of complexes

# Photoreactivity

·       You optimize the photocatalytic process

You contribute to the scientific dissemination of results within the research group and through articles.

The + of this position: you will work in a field of research that has been largely understudied and is clearly outside the traditional approaches that are currently being developed in supramolecular systems of chemistry applied to purification problems. The expected results should benefit a large audience of researchers (academics and industrialists) and certainly stimulate scientific interest in this field.

Vos atouts / Vos talents

Holder of a PhD in Organic Chemistry, you ideally have already worked on organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry and photoredox chemistry.

•       You are rigorous and autonomous in your work

•       You demonstrate good communication skills

•       You are proficient in English (level C1 / B2) in a multicultural work context

If you recognize yourself, apply quickly!

More information:

By joining this project, you will be integrated into the research group Nano-Structures Organiques (NEO) which works on the development of new molecular and supramolecular architectures at the nanoscale, with particular attention to molecular design and engineering, the nano-structuration of organic compounds, photonics and catalysis. You will be supervised by Jean-Marc VINCENT.

Based in Talence, Gironde FRANCE – access by tramway line B (stop « Peixotto ») buses, bike.

The laboratory is near the city-centre of Bordeaux and about 60 Km of the Atlantic coast.

8-month fixed-term contract

Gross monthly salary: 2750€ 

NB: the position is based in a laboratory in the Restrictive Zone, which requires an investigation prior to hiring, which can take up to 8 weeks.

Job Benefits:

50 days of annual leave prorated for the duration of the contract

75% of the cost of a Gironde public transport pass covered

Contribution to private healthcare insurance of 15€ / month

Subsidised meals

Leisure, sports and cultural activities for all staff

Disabled-friendly establishment

Possibility of staff parking

Sustainable mobility package for commuting between home and work

Welcome programme and training courses

Recruitment process: Applications are reviewed as they arrive.

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by the Recruitment Officer for a first pre-qualification phone conversation. An interview with the supervisor will then be organised by videoconference.

Interested applicants should send a CV, brief statement of qualifications and basis for interest in the position, copies of up to 3 relevant publications, and the email addresses of 2 appropriate references.