A postdoctoral research associate position is
available in the Durham Solid-State NMR group from early 2010.
This 3 year position is the key staff appointment in
a significant collaborative project to determine the performance limits
of homo- and hetero-nuclear decoupling in organic solid-state NMR, with
the goal of understanding and developing methods to maximise
performance in state-of-the-art experiments involving high magnetic
fields and ultra fast magic-angle spinning. The work in Durham will
focus on the acquisition of reference data sets and the development of
numerical simulations. This work will be closely
coordinated with experimental work based at Warwick (Dr S. P. Brown)
and theoretical work at ETH Zurich (Dr M. Ernst), but will also be
integrated with a wider research effort involving groups across Europe
(Emsley, Kentgens), Canada (Goward) and Japan (Takeda), as well as the
pharmaceutical companies, AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, plus support
from instrument manufacturers (Bruker, Varian). The challenging
objectives of the project mean that applicants must have a strong
background in solid-state NMR theory and practice. Excellent IT skills
are also essential, not only for the development of simulation /
analysis software, but also for the maintenance of web-based
collaboration tools to co-ordinate information exchange between the
project partners. The high profile of the project, and the contacts
with other internationally leading research groups make this a good
position for applicants to develop their prior experience and to
demonstrate their abilities to a wider audience.
For further information on the Durham group, go to:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/solids.nmr
For application information, go to:
https://jobs.dur.ac.uk/jobdtls.asp?Session_in=&Uid=&vref=3515
Paul Hodgkinson (Durham, UK)
