Research Associate

Job Posting Title:

Research Associate

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Hiring Department:

Department of Chemistry

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Jul 14, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

This is a research position for a synthetic chemist with experience synthesizing multi-gram quantities of air and/or moisture-sensitive compounds, as well as mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize a library of organic compounds through multi-step synthesis.

• Fully characterize all products within the library.

• Collaborate with team members to screen the library of compounds for reactivity.

• Train undergraduate and graduate students in the skills of organic synthesis.

• Assist in the maintenance of equipment in the laboratory

• Assist in project management.

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in synthetic chemistry and postdoctoral experience, experience in synthetic organic chemistry and mentorship of junior colleagues.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in multi-step synthesis (10+ steps) and medium scale synthesis (5+g of target compound)

• Experience in organometallic chemistry

• Experience in mechanism determination

• Experience in working on multi-PI research projects

Salary Range

$58,744 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical Office Environment

• Typical Lab environment

• Work around chemicals

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 letters of reference

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an