Employer: Virginia Commonwealth University - Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Website: http://www.vcu.edu
Location: Richmond, VA 23298
Type: Postdoctoral
Posted: June 28, 2011
Expires: August 26, 2011
Jobs by tag(s): medicinal chemistry synthetic chemistry organic chemistry multidrugresistance dna gyrase natural products
 
job description

A Postdoctoral Researcher position is immediately available in the VCU Department of Medicinal Chemistry to design, synthesize, and evaluate novel DNA gyrase inhibitors with potential application for treating multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic or Medicinal Chemistry and a strong background in multi-step organic synthesis. This highly motivated candidate is expected to be responsible for the synthesis and structure activity relationships (SAR) development of novel DNA gyrase inhibitors, which are based on natural product leads.

Interested applicants should apply by email to Dr. Keith C. Ellis, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University (kcellis@vcu.edu). Please attach a cover letter, CV, summary of research experience, and complete contact info for three professional references.

For more information on the position and Dr. Ellis’ research please visit http://www.pharmacy.vcu.edu/sub/faculty/facdetail.aspx?id=880.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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