Postdoctoral Fellow - Wentz Lab

Indiana University Academic Positions • Bloomington, IN

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About The Position

The Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts + Sciences at Indiana University consists of a well-rounded research community with cutting-edge expertise in a wide variety of modern disciplines including analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, materials chemistry, and biochemistry. Job Summary: The Wentz Lab at Indiana University is seeking to hire a postdoctoral scholar to develop the synthesis of new main-group heterocycles, macrocycles, and polymers as functional materials. Goals of projects in the Wentz lab are to gain a fundamental understanding of how electronic structure as well as hierarchical structure influences bulk properties in main-group materials. The ideal candidate for this role will have a strong foundation in anaerobic organic and inorganic synthesis as well as experience in the standard spectroscopic techniques (e.g. NMR , IR, Mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, UV-vis spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy) necessary for characterizing new molecules and polymers. The Wentz Lab is a collaborative, multidisciplinary laboratory environment, and the successful applicant will play a vital role within our emerging research team. The hired postdoc fellow will gain key leadership skills valuable for a career in academia or industry through mentoring both undergraduate and graduate students. Routine feedback and guidance for postdoctoral fellows will also be provided by Prof. Wentz in group meetings as well as individual meetings to ensure progress towards their future career goals are met.

Requirements

• strong foundation in anaerobic organic and inorganic synthesis
• experience in the standard spectroscopic techniques (e.g. NMR , IR, Mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, UV-vis spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy) necessary for characterizing new molecules and polymers

Responsibilities

• Manage own academic research project(s).
• Achieve research objectives by developing new main-group molecules and polymers and characterizing their properties.
• Write up new results for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Maintain excellent record keeping through lab notebook documentation of experiments.
• Maintain equipment and instrumentation in the laboratory.
• Assist with setting up new instrumentation and other equipment purchased.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students with their projects and teach how to use new instrumentation.
• Contribute ideas for new research projects.
• Stay informed of new literature related to academic research project(s).
• Present new results and systematic literature reviews in weekly group meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed