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Jobs: Postdoctoral Research Associate positions available in the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, UK.

Applications are invited for 2 postdoctoral research associates to work under the supervision of Professor Veronique Gouverneur on a project aimed at the development of Novel 18F-Radiochemistry for PET. These UCB Pharma S.A. funded posts are available for a period of 3 years. Applicants should be available to start work in Oxford as soon as possible after 1st August 2013. Further Particulars.


We are currently welcoming applications of outstanding candidates interested in joining our group with a Marie Curie Fellowship IEF and IIF. Please check your eligibility on the web site (IEF and IIF), prior to sending your CV with a complete list of publications to Prof. Gouverneur.


Prof. V. Gouverneur is the Coordinator of RADIOMI, an EU Research Project funded by FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN (EU contribution EUR 3 918 481). Jobs [click on logos].

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Recent publications:

Catalytic Decarboxylative Fluorination for the Synthesis of Tri- and Difluoromethyl Arenes, 15th Anniversary Org. Lett. 2013, 15 (11), 1648-1651.

Trifluoromethylation of Allylsilanes under Photoredox Catalysis, Org. Lett. 2013, 15 (6), 1250-1253.

Catalytic Hydrotrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc 2013, 135 (7), 2505-2508.

Trifluoromethylation of Allylsilanes under Photoredox Catalysis, Org Lett. 2013, 15 (6), 1250-1253.

Regio- and Stereoretentive Synthesis of Branched, Linear (E)- and (Z)-Allyl Fluorides from Allyl Carbonates under Ir-Catalysis, Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 89-96. [Back Cover]