Postdoctoral Fellow - Professor Anthony Arduengo

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The School of Chemistry & Biochemistry of The Georgia Institute of Technology

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The School of Chemistry and Biochemistry (https://chemistry.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Professor A.J. Arduengo and collaborating faculty in the ReWOOD Center. The selected candidate will help to develop and implement technology for Renewables-based Economy from Wood. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other external partners on issues associated with process scale-up and industrial startup. More information about ReWOOD and its projects can be found at Xylochemistry.com. Postdoctoral appointments are initially for one year with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding. A competitive salary is offered commensurate with experience and qualifications.

• Developing and scaling processes for the use of woody biomass as a sustainable carbon source for a new commercial infrastructure to platform chemicals, materials, and advanced pharmaceuticals.
• Mentoring graduate students working on connected projects.
• Administrative duties related to team management and stakeholder & extramural partner engagement.
• Monitoring and administration of best laboratory safety practices for procedures and policies for work ranging from small-scale (~ gram-scale) to pre-production scale (100g-Kg scale).

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, and/or Chemical Engineering
• Experience with industrial process development

• Experience bridging organic and inorganic disciplines as they relate to chemical synthesis and production.
• Expertise with the use of on-line and traditional (library) information discovery and retrieval.
• Strong intuition and data analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Product purification processes (especially as applicable to large-scale industrial procedures).
• Experience and mastery of spectral data analysis, analytical analysis & interpretation as related to substance identification, identity confirmation, and quality control.
• Knowledge of and experience with GMP-scale production.
• Knowledge of and experience working under inert atmospheres.
• Willingness to expand activities into non-traditional laboratory processes and procedures.

• Cover Letter

• CV

• Contact information for two references

Requests for information may be directed to Professor Arduengo at aj.arduengo@chemistry.gatech.edu.

Applications are to be submitted at https://hr.gatech.edu/careers/ (Job ID #298029). For full consideration, please apply by 5/31/2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible after selection.

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This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening