Postdoc in Computational Chemistry

The J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry offers a position in the scientific team of the Department of Computational Chemistry, focusing on electronic structures and spectroscopic properties of key reactive intermediates of some representative mononuclear and binuclear non-heme iron enzymes such as methane monooxygenase, hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase and hydroxymandelate synthase.

General Requirements:

- PhD in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

- Good communication skills in both written and spoken English

Specific Requirements:

  • Experience with multireference calculations and their application to reactivity of bioinorganic species
  • Experience with theoretical spectroscopy; namely, CD/MCD and EPR spectroscopy applied to bioinorganic chemistry

Expected start date: 1.8. 2022 or by agreement

Duration of the position: until 12/2022

Application must include:

CV, copy of PhD diploma

Please send your application with the required attachments by e-mail to:

martin.srnecatjh-inst.cas.cz (martin[dot]srnec[at]jh-inst[dot]cas[dot]cz) and recruitmentatjh-inst.cas.cz (recruitment[at]jh-inst[dot]cas[dot]cz). Please, write in the subject line of your email SC2020_016.

Selection process

The J. Heyrovský Institute is committed to equality in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of gender or other personal background.   

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Application deadline
18. 7. 2022