King's College London
Postdoctoral Researcher In Enzyme Engineering And Biocatalysis
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King’s College London is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious universities, ranked among the top 35 globally and 5th in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2026). The university has a strong reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research and is ranked sixth in the UK for research power (2021 Research Excellence Framework). King’s is a diverse and international community, with more than 33,000 students from around 150 countries and 8,500 staff. For nearly 200 years, the institution has focused on using knowledge and insight to drive positive change for people, society, and the planet. Vision 2029 sets out bold ambitions for innovation, discovery, and impact as King’s approaches its 200th anniversary.
About The Role
We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in enzyme engineering and biocatalysis to work on an EPSRC-funded project focused on developing enzymatic CO₂-fixation platforms for sustainable pharmaceutical synthesis.
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The successful candidate will engineer a panel of recently discovered decarboxylases identified within the group and exploit their biocatalytic potential to develop multi-enzyme artificial CO₂-fixation pathways for the synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates from carbon dioxide and biomass-derived organic compounds.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in enzyme engineering.
- Proven expertise in developing biocatalytic platforms for both single-step and multi-step synthetic processes.
- Practical experience in assay development and the use of analytical chemistry techniques for reaction monitoring, compound identification, and characterisation.
- Experience supervising and mentoring undergraduate, MSc, or MSci research project students.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary research teams.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design, troubleshoot, and optimise experimental workflows.
- Experience preparing and writing scientific manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
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Desirable criteria
- Experience applying AI and machine learning to enzyme engineering.
- Practical experience in chemical synthesis.
- Experience with molecular simulation and density functional theory (DFT).
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/155565-research-associate-in-enzyme-engineering-and-biocatalysis
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