Postdoctoral position to perform studies on computational organometallic
chemistry with Prof. Dr. Luigi Cavallo in the Department of Chemistry 
at the University of Salerno, Italy.

The research group directed by Prof. Cavallo (http://www.molnac.unisa.it) 
is a leading group in the understanding of the mechanics of real size 
catalytic systems. The group has excellent computational facilities, 
and a friendly atmosphere. Salerno is a pleasent seaside city in southern 
Italy, very close to the Amalfi coast and 2.5 hours from Rome.

The applicant is expected to contribute to an European Research Program 
focused on the development and understanding of olefin metathesis 
catalyzed by transition metal complexes. Part of the project also 
requires development of software for the effective computational 
screening of a large numbers of potentially active catalysts.

Close collaboration with experimental partners, both in the academia and 
in the industry, is expected.  So that the applicant should have 
experience for a fruitful interaction with an experimental counterpart.

This is a very challenging and integrated project, so that the applicant 
shoud be very motivated and it is expected he will contribute new ideas.

Applicants should have experience in two or more of the following:
     Static quantum mechanics methods
     Molecular dynamics simulations
     scientific programming

Position is for 1 year, renewable up to 3 years.

Please send a CV and name of 3 references to Prof. Dr. Luigi Cavallo
(lcavallo[a]unisa.it  http://www.molnac.unisa.it)

Examples of recent papers:

Correa A.; Marion N.; Fensterbank L.; Malacria M.; Nolan S.P.; Cavallo L.
Golden Carousel in Catalysis: The Cationic Gold/Propargylic Ester Cycle
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008; 47; 718-721.

Correa, A.; Cavallo, L.
The Elusive Mechanism of Olefin Metathesis Promoted by (NHC)Ru-Based 
Catalysts: A Trade between Steric, Electronic, and Solvent Effects
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006; 128; 13352-13353.

Correa, A.; Cavallo, L.
Dynamic Properties of Metallocenium Ion Pairs in Solution by 
Atomistic Simulations
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006; 128; 10952-10959.

Caporaso, L.; Gracia-Budria, J.; Cavallo, L.
Stereospecificity in Metallocene Catalyzed Acrylate Polymerizations: 
The Chiral Orientation of the Growing Chain Selects Its Own 
Chain End Enantioface
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006; 128; 16649-16654.

Costabile, C.; Cavallo, L.
Origin of Enantioselectivity in the Asymmetric Ru-Catalyzed Metathesis 
of Olefins
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004; 126; 9592-9600.

Corradini, P.; Guerra, G.; Cavallo, L.
Do New Century Catalysts Unravel the Mechanism of Stereocontrol 
of Old Ziegler-Natta Catalysts?
Acc. Chem. Res. 2004; 37; 231-241.