Postdoctoral Associate

Position Function

Postdoctoral associate for studies in “Development of Synthetic Methodology and Applications in Natural Products Total Synthesis”

Salary Grade: UC

For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Department Profile

For information on the Department of Chemistry, please visit www.chemistry.msstate.edu

Area of Specialization

Chemistry

Anticipated Appointment Date

May 16, 2026

Tenure Track Status

N/A

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate and demonstrate leadership in laboratory safety.
• Design, plan and execute experiments to achieve project goals.
• Collect spectroscopic data to fully characterize all newly synthesized organic molecules.
• Write the experimental parts and draft manuscripts for submission of manuscripts acknowledging start-up support from Mississippi State University.
• Advise graduate and undergraduate students in the Lovely group.
• Organize, maintain and keep instrumentation and consumables of the lab.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD in synthetic organic chemistry including skills in working in moisture and air free conditions. Extensive experience in acquiring and interpreting NMR spectra, including 2D-work.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in synthetic organic methods development and applications to natural product total synthesis.
• Expertise in DFT calculations and ideally applications to NMR predictions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expertise in synthetic chemistry – broad range of reactions.
• Accomplished purifications skills (chromatography, HPLC, etc.).
• Air-free chemistries.
• Mechanistic studies.
• Accomplished NMR spectroscopy.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Regularly involves lifting and bending. Often exposed to one or more elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc.

Instructions for Applying

Interested candidates must apply msujobs.msstate.edu and submit the following materials:

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV), including a full list of publications.
3. Three most relevant publications.
4. A one-page statement of research interests.
5. Contact information for three references.

Restricted Clause

Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.

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