Posted 04 July, 2026
Post-Doctoral Researcher School of Chemistry
University Vacancies Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Temporary
Reference: 2000413386
Applications are invited for the position of Post Doctoral Researcher in The School of Chemistry. The InTeleCat project involves the use of machine learning and AI as applied to organic synthesis. It is a large collaborative project involving researchers in the US (Prof Abigail Doyle, UCLA, Prof Olaf Wiest, Notre Dame, and a large Pharmaceutical Company).
Importantly, you will form part of the large INSPIRE (SSPC) Centre which brings together most of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world (see here for context: McGlacken et al, Industry-Academia Partnership: The Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC) as a Collaborative Approach from Molecule to Medicine, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 499-503).
There is a real opportunity to spearhead a new project here, at the interface of machine learning, AI and organic synthesis, develop your own ideas and transition your career to academia or industry. Thus, highly ambitious and self-motivated colleagues are required.
For key preliminary publication see:
https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15002481/v2
ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 2292-2304
Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI's. This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher. Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEI Researcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association
Application Instructions
For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/ The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Debbie Curran | ABCRF Centre Manager | E: [email protected] e
For further information on the Department: https://www.ucc.ie/en/chemistry/
Document
Candidate Brief_555.pdf 2.78 MB
Apply
Importantly, you will form part of the large INSPIRE (SSPC) Centre which brings together most of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world (see here for context: McGlacken et al, Industry-Academia Partnership: The Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC) as a Collaborative Approach from Molecule to Medicine, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 499-503).
There is a real opportunity to spearhead a new project here, at the interface of machine learning, AI and organic synthesis, develop your own ideas and transition your career to academia or industry. Thus, highly ambitious and self-motivated colleagues are required.
For key preliminary publication see:
https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15002481/v2
ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 2292-2304
Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI's. This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher. Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEI Researcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association
Application Instructions
For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/ The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Debbie Curran | ABCRF Centre Manager | E: [email protected] e
For further information on the Department: https://www.ucc.ie/en/chemistry/
Document
Candidate Brief_555.pdf 2.78 MB
Apply
