Candidates should have experience of multi-step synthetic organic chemistry and its application to the synthesis of natural products.

The successful candidate will carry out the following duties:

• Undertake the design and synthesis of a range of analogues of a natural product target as directed by Professor Chris Hayes.

• Synthesise sufficient quantity of materials to provide samples for evaluation of their anti-viral properties by collaborators in the Schools of Veterinary Medicine & Science and Pharmacy.

• Prepare high quality supporting data for publications resulting from the project.

• Liaise with academic collaborators, contribute to the supervision of student projects and to the maintenance and smooth running of the research laboratory.

Successful candidates will:

• Have an undergraduate degree in Chemistry (or closely related discipline)

• Hold an existing PhD in Medicinal chemistry or synthetic organic chemistry (or be in process of submission)

• Be available to take up the post from the 1st April 2026.

• Have a track record in natural product chemistry.

· Have excellent organisational, communication and team working skills

This post is full time (36.25 hours weekly) and is fixed term for 9 months.

The School of Chemistry values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing women's careers in science. You can read more about this at www.athenaswan.org.uk and on our website www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/about/athena-swan

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Chris Hayes, email: chris.hayes@nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Information about the School of Chemistry may be found at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry.

Closing Date: 15 May 2026
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)