A 4-year PhD studentship funded by AstraZeneca is available from October 2025 with Dr Ruth Webster that will focus on a unique dual C-O bond cleavage/C-N bond forming reaction. The project will build upon preliminary results from the Webster Group (JACS, 2024, 146, 19839), and will cover synthetic methodology and studies of reaction mechanism. Research in the Webster group typically involves organic and inorganic synthesis, reaction mechanistic studies (e.g. using in situ NMR monitoring) supported through collaborative studies with experts in EPR spectroscopy and density functional theory. For further information about research in the Webster group, please see: https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/rw740
Applicants must have (or expect to obtain) at least the equivalent of a UK upper second-class Master’s degree in chemistry. The reactions that form the basis of this project are air-sensitive and therefore, in addition to experience in synthetic chemistry, an interest in Schlenk line and glovebox chemistry would be an advantage.
For more information and to apply visit https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48802/