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At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs.:

• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• Paid Time off (PTO)
• 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match, (Employees have the option of contributing an additional 1-3% of their earnings to the plan, which is also matched by the WVURC)
• A range of health insurance and other benefits
• Dependent Education Scholarship
• WVU Perks

What you’ll do

• Conduct research in inorganic and organometallic chemistry.
• Synthesize and purify air- and moisture-sensitive transition metal and lanthanide complexes using glovebox, Schlenk-line, and high-vacuum line techniques.
• Characterize molecules by physical methods including X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, steady-state and time-resolved emission spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy.
• Design new experiments based on previous results or literature precedent
• Independently analyze research data and present them in oral and written form at scientific meetings and conferences.
• Prepare manuscript drafts of research accomplishments for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students in the laboratory

Qualifications

• PhD in chemistry, specializing in the areas of inorganic or organometallic chemistry
• Four (4) years research experience in inorganic or organometallic chemistry
• Synthesize and purify inorganic molecules and organometallic compounds
• Conduct synthesis and purification of transition metal and lanthanide complexes under air-free conditions using Glovebox, Schlenk-line, and high-vacuum line techniques
• Analyze scientific data from X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and magnetochenistry
• Demonstrated ability to analyze research results and form new scientific hypotheses
• Demonstrated ability to independently design new experiments
• Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific results effectively in oral and written form
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively
• Contribute to peer-reviewed publications and grant proposals
• Demonstrated ability to mentor gradate and/or undergraduate students in the laboratory

About Research Corporation

The WVURC receives and administers funds awarded by external agencies for research and other activities and is responsible for helping protect intellectual property through patents, copyrights and licensing agreements for start-up companies based on University research.

West Virginia University Research Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among its employees and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.