The objective of this project is to carry out a thorough computational study leading to the understanding the catalytic potential of the chalcogen/pnictogen bonding donating catalysts as well as the mechanisms involved to facilitate the predictive design and further development of s-hole-bonding-based enantioselective transformations.
For this particular project, we will focus on two σ-hole interactions: chalcogen (ChB), and pnictogen bonding (NB), and the comparison with the current ongoing project on the novel use of halogen bonding (XB) in organocatalysis.
The work in our group is fully computational; however, we collaborate with experimental colleagues, allowing us to synergistically harness a wide range of computational and experimental techniques.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to the success of The University of Manchester, and is at the heart of all of our activities. We know that diversity strengthens our research community, leading to enhanced research creativity, productivity and quality, and societal and economic impact. We actively encourage applicants from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation and transgender status.
We also support applications from those returning from a career break or other roles. We consider offering flexible study arrangements (including part-time: 50%, 60% or 80%, depending on the project/funder).
We are looking for applicants with a BSc (at least a 2.1 honours degree) or M.Sc. in Chemistry. Strong competence in computational chemistry, enthusiasm for research, creativity, ability to work independently but team-worker too; good English language skills (at least 6.5 IELTS test) and commitment to work in highly diverse and multicultural research groups.
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