Organisation/Company Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) Department Vice-Rectorate for Research Research Field Chemistry » Computational chemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 5 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Organic radicals –metal-free molecules with unpaired electrons– offer unique magnetic and reactivity properties, allowing access to, for instance, novel qubit implementations and valuable chemical transformations. However, due to the reactive nature of radicals and the non-trivial chemistry required for their preparation, strict structural and electronic limitations are imposed on the available systems, limiting their potential applications. In our group,



we approach this problem from a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates computational modelling, advanced spectroscopic techniques and organic chemistry. The overall aim of our research is to develop mechanisms that enable facile radical formation in simple reaction conditions, employing available and inexpensive reactants, and applicable to a broad range of molecules, to fully harness the extraordinary properties of organic radicals. To that end, we focus on Lewis pairs, i.e., a pair of molecules where one unit wants to give away its electrons whereas the other one wants to take them, as a platform to implement Single Electron Transfer (SET) processes that lead to radical formation. This opens an immense range of opportunities, as one is left with two distinct radicals that can engage in multiple reactivity pathways – we aim at understanding how such pathways can be selectively controlled to access specific chemical transformations. Building on ongoing studies at the group, you

📌 Organic Radicals Via Single Electron Transfer In Lewis Pairs: New Frontiers In Reactivity (Marbella)
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