Postdoctoral Associate

Required Qualifications: (as evidenced by an attached resume)
Doctoral Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Chemistry or a closely related field in hand by August 31, 2025.  Experience in organic synthesis focused on methods development and/or catalysis.
Preferred Qualifications:  
Candidates are expected to have a strong synthetic organic background, preferably with experience in organocatalysis, organometallic catalysis, and/or photocatalysis.

Brief Description of Duties: 
The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator Dr. Jeffrey Lipshultz in the department of Chemistry .  Please visit the Lipshultz Group to learn more about our group department/research.  The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University. 

The successful incumbent will join the PI's research group in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University. They will perform research in developing novel approaches to visible light-driven redox catalysis in organic synthesis.

We are looking for a highly motivated and creative individual who is interested in developing new platforms for organic transformations employing visible light redox chemistry. Additionally, the candidates must have interest in employing spectroscopic tools (UV-Vis, NMR, EPR) to study the fundamental aspects of radical generation and reactivity. The postdoctoral fellow should possess good verbal and written communication skills in English, the ability to work productively and independently in a collaborative environment, strong problem-solving skills, and be willing to provide mentorship to junior members of our growing laboratory. 

Regular duties will include:

●     Synthesis, purification, and characterization of small organic molecules.

●     Optimization of synthetic organic transformations.

●     Characterization of photochemical radical generation using spectroscopic techniques.

●     Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations.

●     Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies as needed.

●     Mentorship of graduate students and/or undergraduate students.

●     Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission, which may include attending Scientific Conferences and Meetings.

Special Notes:
This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

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Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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