Results of the competition:
INFORMATION ON THE RESULT OF THE COMPETITION FOR THE POSITION OF ACADEMIC TEACHER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
pursuant to art. 119 of the Act of July 20, 2018. Law on Higher Education and Science
(Journal of Laws of 2022, item 574)
Faculty/organizational unit: Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw
Competition ID: CeNT-23-2023
Competition for the position: Postdoc (Senior Assistant) (2 positions)
Competition announcement date: May 10, 2023
Deadline for submitting documents: 10-06-2023
Deadline for adjudication of the competition: 21-06-2023
Number of submissions: 9
Candidates recommended for employment: Ajit K. Jha; Ronit S. Bernard
Justification for the decision of the competition: Based on the evaluation of scientific achievements, distinctions, scientific experience, letters of recommendation and interviews with selected candidates, the Recruitment Committee recommends the employment of Mr. Ajit K. Jha and Mr. Ronit S. Bernard.
P. Ajit K. Jha meets all the required criteria. He has very good scientific achievements in the form of 10 published articles in renowned scientific journals, including, for example, Org. Lett. and Chem. Comm. He is the first author in 8 of these publications. In addition, he is the recipient of several awards and distinctions. He demonstrates mobility, after obtaining his doctoral degree, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at another university. The main topic of the candidate’s research so far, i.e. the development of new methods of chemical synthesis, perfectly corresponds to the scope of work planned in the project. He also has experience in organocatalysis, which is an additional asset. During the interview, the candidate showed good knowledge of issues in the field of organic chemistry. In conclusion, Dr. Ajit K. Jha seems to be an excellent candidate for the position of senior assistant, as a postdoctoral fellow.
P. Ronit S. Bernard meets all the required criteria, including a document confirming the date of his doctoral defense on June 26, 2023. He has appropriate scientific achievements in the form of 5 articles published in reputable scientific journals, in 3 of them he is the first author. He has interdisciplinary experience covering: organic synthesis, electrochemistry, photochemistry and computational chemistry. He gives the impression of an independent person, able to plan, perform and interpret the necessary experiments. He convincingly presented his motivation to work in the project and articulated his expectations. In conclusion, Mr. Ronit S. Bernard is a good candidate for the position of senior assistant, as a postdoctoral fellow.
Chairman of the Competition Committee
Marcin Kalek, PhD, DSc
Description:
Director of Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, with the approval from the Rector of the University of Warsaw, announces opening of two positions of Postdoc (Senior Assistant) in the group of researchers in the Laboratory of Chemical Synthesis Methodology – Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Project title: Electrochemical asymmetric oxidations mediated by chiral iodoarene electrocatalysts
Project leader: Marcin Kałek, PhD
Competition number: CeNT-23-2023
For more informations, please visit the website of the University of Warsaw.
Deadline: 10/06/2023
Tags: Organic synthesis methodology; asymmetric catalysis; organic electrochemistry; hypervalent iodine; oxidation reactions
