Email: david.j.procter@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: 0161 2751425
Location: Chemistry Building, 4.19
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School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9PL

PhDs	We typically take on a number of PhD students each year to start in September/October. Please contact DJP for more information and to arrange a visit to Manchester ​PhD positions are now available to excellent, self-funded or sponsored students ​For example, PhD students in the group are currently funded through the following programmes: • CONACyT Scholarship (Mexico), Oct 2015 • LPDP Indonesia Scholarship, Oct 2016 • CSC Scholarship (China), Oct 2018 • Singapore A*STAR Programme Oct 2018
PDRAs	PDRA positions will be available in the near future and will be advertised here. A PDRA position in the group is now available (Deadline Oct 22, 2018): 14 month PDRA - To develop a new, metal-free method for Late Stage Functionalisation that will be optimized and exploited by a ‘Robot Chemist’: a prototype AI system for the automated design, synthesis and evaluation of compounds for drug discovery (with Professor Ross King - Professor of Machine Intelligence, University of Manchester). To access the advert and to apply on-line, please visit: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=16119 Please contact David for informal discussions
Fellows	If you have a PhD and wish to apply for a Fellowship to join the group, we would be happy to help. Send us a copy of your CV and we will advise you on how to find funding. We have been successful in applying for Marie-Curie and Royal Society Fellowships.
Visitors	If you have a PhD and a good CV, and would like to carry out a period of research in the group please contact us. We may be able to provide bench space and a consumables allowance.
Students	If you are a hard-working and talented student and you would like to carry out a placement in our laboratory please contact us.