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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Chemistry

Ames, IA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Conduct experimental research on advanced solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy methods for structural characterization of pharmaceutical solids and related materials.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Chemistry)

Builds

Research outputs including manuscripts, conference presentations, and new NMR methodologies

Domain

Pharmaceutical sciences / Analytical Chemistry / Solid-state Physics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

solid-state NMR spectroscopy, multidimensional NMR data analysis, DNP-enhanced spectroscopy, isotope enrichment strategies, NMR crystallography, DFT calculations, powder X-ray diffraction

Preferred skills

proton-detected NMR, magic-angle spinning (MAS), NMR pulse-sequence development, computational structural characterization, scientific programming

Technologies

NMR spectrometers, DNP systems, computational chemistry software

Responsibilities

Planning and conducting experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, developing new methodologies, preparing manuscripts for publication, presenting research findings, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students

Seniority

Postdoctoral Researcher, independent researcher

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